Modest alcohol consumption is associated with decreased prevalence of steatohepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
W Dunn, AJ Sanyal, EM Brunt, A Unalp-Arida… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a cardiovascular risk
factor. Although modest alcohol consumption may reduce the risk for cardiovascular
mortality, whether patients with NAFLD should be allowed modest alcohol consumption
remains an important unaddressed issue. We aimed to evaluate the association between
modest alcohol drinking and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), among subjects with
NAFLD. METHODS: In a cross-sectional analysis of adult participants in the NIH NASH …
factor. Although modest alcohol consumption may reduce the risk for cardiovascular
mortality, whether patients with NAFLD should be allowed modest alcohol consumption
remains an important unaddressed issue. We aimed to evaluate the association between
modest alcohol drinking and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), among subjects with
NAFLD. METHODS: In a cross-sectional analysis of adult participants in the NIH NASH …