The opinion magazine of the American Gastroenterological Association
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition, affecting as many as 30 percent of the U.S. population. Thus, every third person walking down the street may have NAFLD. Most of these individuals will live with NAFLD but die of other conditions, with heart disease being at the top of the list. However, some […]
Epidemiology. Recent data from the U.S. Cancer Statistics registry show that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to rise albeit at a slower rate recently (4.5 percent increase annually from 2000 to 2009, and 0.7 percent from 2010 to 2012). Men between 55 and 64 years of age, Hispanics and, at state-level, Texans, are the most commonly […]
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently considered one of the most common chronic liver diseases in the world. NAFLD is defined as the fatty infiltration of the liver without secondary causes such as alcohol, medication, genetic and viral factors. Liver biopsies of patients with NAFLD can range from simple steatosis, which is the presence […]
The connection between nutrition and gastroenterology should be intuitive given that gastroenterology involves the study of the organ system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients. However, in my experience, nutrition is often an afterthought, being considered only after disease has negatively impacted an individual’s nutritional status. In the early years of gastroenterology, Dr. […]
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