Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Common causes in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is related to obesity which will result in insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Less commonly patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia are also associated with developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Causes
- The most common cause of NAFLD are conditions associated with obesity such as insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. It is estimated that approximately 80% of the obese people suffer from NAFLD.[1][2][3]
- Less common causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease include hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Secondary NAFLD
Secondary non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can also be defined as injury to liver caused by either medications, surgery and other diseases.
- Amiodarone
- Antiviral drugs (nucleoside analogues)
- Aspirin / NSAIDS
- Corticosteroids
- Methotrexate
- Nifedipine
- Perhexiline
- Tamoxifen
- Tetracycline
- Valproic acid
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