Prevention of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Progression to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) by Modification of Lifestyle and Dietary Supplements

Abstract

The prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is growing at an alarming rate as the prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors are increasing rapidly [1]. Although there is a relatively long time for management of obesity and reversing its effects on the health, we have a short time for management of NAFLD and prevention of the disease progression to the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and hepatic cirrhosis. Thus, it is important to treat the disease before that it would be too late for treatment. On the other hand, since the patients with NAFLD do not experience any signs and symptoms, the disease might not be diagnosed at its early stages, and when the disease is diagnosed, patients are not eager to get the treatment and follow the management strategies. All of these problems lead to unsuccessful treatment of the disease, and progression of it to the later stages such as NASH and cirrhosis.