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SUBMITTER: Marzuillo P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4064080 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marzuillo Pierluigi P Miraglia del Giudice Emanuele E Santoro Nicola N
World journal of gastroenterology 20140601 23
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprehends a wide range of conditions, encompassing from fatty liver or steatohepatitis with or without fibrosis, to cirrhosis and its complications. NAFLD has become the most common form of liver disease in childhood as its prevalence has more than doubled over the past 20 years, paralleling the increased prevalence of childhood obesity. It currently affects between 3% and 11% of the pediatric population reaching the rate of 46% among overweight and ob ...[more]