Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

PREVENTIVE ASPECT OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN INDIA - A MODERN EPIDEMIC

Dr Amarendra Narayan Choudhary

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become very prevalent these days and due to its association with the modern type of lifestyle, it can rightly be said as a modern epidemic. The key factor in the causation of NAFLD is the insulin resistance. It may be considered a part of the metabolic syndrome characterized by diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity. The objective of this article is to study the risk factors associated with the pathogenesis of NAFLD and modification of those risk factors to prevent this condition at primary and secondary levels. Sedentary living, lack of exercise, high fat and sucrose diet, high saturated fat and low omega–3 fatty acid in the diet, low fiber diet, stress and strain, irregular sleep pattern and environmental pollutions are known environmental and behavioral factors related with NAFLD. Besides these, some metabolic factors associated are obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Prevention of NAFLD depends upon modification of these modifiable factors. Control of obesity (especially childhood obesity), regular exercise, healthy dietary habits, and a safe environment are helpful in primary as well as secondary prevention. Some drugs are also being used to prevent the progression of the disease.

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PREVENTIVE ASPECT OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN INDIA - A MODERN EPIDEMIC, Dr Amarendra Narayan Choudhary INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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