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New Pharmacological Therapies for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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  • Marco A López Hernández

    (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Ecatepec General Hospital, Mexico)

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The Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the liver disorder most common in western countries, has a global prevalence of approximately 25% and is strongly associated to obesity and metabolic syndrome. According to the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) the prevalence of NAFLD is more common in obese individuals with a prevalence of 39.4% than in lean individuals with a prevalence of 7.7%. NAFLD is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and is defined as the accumulation of fat in the liver.

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  • Marco A López Hernández, 2019. "New Pharmacological Therapies for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease," Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(4), pages 102-104, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jnapdd:v:4:y:2019:i:4:p:102-104
    DOI: 10.19080/NAPDD.2019.04.555644
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