Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Obesity: Influence of the Diet, Impact of the Serum Lipid Profile and Nutritional Status
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2024 | Viewed by 165
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Adipose tissue is subjected to a state of chronic inflammation capable of secreting adipokines. This has made it possible to establish an association between metabolic alterations leading to triglyceride accumulation and hepatic inflammation, and has reinforced the role of hepatocellular lipotoxicity in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
The type of diet a person eats has been shown to be associated not only with the development of obesity, but also with fat accumulation in the liver parenchyma independently of body adiposity. The gold standard for the diagnosis of NAFLD is liver biopsy, but since it is an invasive technique, it is not routinely performed. Therefore, a diagnosis of suspicion can be made via imaging tests (ultrasound, MR, elastography, etc.) or even biochemical markers that can be determined from a routine analysis.
Dr. Jaime Ruiz-Tovar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- liver steatosis
- non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- NAFLD
- obesity
- body mass index
- adipokines
- diet
