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Treatment of NAFLD with diet, physical activity and exercise

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Clinical evidence strongly supports the role of lifestyle modification as a primary therapy for the management of NAFLD and NASH and should be accompanied by the implementation of strategies to avoid relapse and weight regain.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2017-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 740 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Weight loss & Steatohepatitis.

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MAFLD: A Consensus-Driven Proposed Nomenclature for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease.

TL;DR: Experts reached consensus that NAFLD does not reflect current knowledge and metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease "MAFLD" was suggested as a more appropriate overarching term and opens the door for efforts from the research community to update the nomenclature and sub-phenotype the disease in order to accelerate the translational path to new treatments.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - A global public health perspective.

TL;DR: Given the rapidly growing global burden of NAFLD and NASH, efforts must continue to find accurate non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, to develop effective treatments for individuals with advanced NASH and prevention methods for individuals at high risk of NA FLD and progressive liver disease.
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Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the mechanisms that may account for the excessive production of ROS, the potential mechanistic roles of ROS that drive NAFLD progression, and therapeutic interventions that are related to oxidative stress.
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Global epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease—Meta‐analytic assessment of prevalence, incidence, and outcomes

TL;DR: As the global epidemic of obesity fuels metabolic conditions, the clinical and economic burden of NAFLD will become enormous, and random‐effects models were used to provide point estimates of prevalence, incidence, mortality and incidence rate ratios.
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EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

TL;DR: The final purpose is to improve patient care and awareness of the importance of NAFLD, and to assist stakeholders in the decision-making process by providing evidence-based data, which also takes into consideration the burden of clinical management for the healthcare system.
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