Fatty liver disease: The next big thing

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 22:42 in Health & Medicine

Poor aerobic fitness is strongly associated with obesity and its consequent risks of heart disease, strokes and diabetes - now considered worldwide epidemics. But the underlying link has long puzzled scientists. New research in The Journal of Physiology connects low aerobic capacity to another serious condition - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - and suggests that the resulting liver problems play a crucial step developing obesity-related illnesses...

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