Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Assessment and Management
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Assessment and Management
Excerpt
This guideline covers identifying, diagnosing and assessing disease severity in adults, children and young people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It also covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, disease monitoring and the risk of extra-hepatic conditions associated with NAFLD.
Copyright © National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2016.
Sections
- Guideline Development Group members
- NGC technical team members
- Co-optees
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Guideline summary
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Development of the guideline
- 4. Methods
- 5. Risk factors for NAFLD
- 6. Diagnosis of NAFLD
- 7. Diagnosing the severity of NAFLD
- 8. Monitoring NAFLD progression
- 9. Extra-hepatic conditions
- 10. Weight reduction interventions
- 11. Dietary modification and supplements
- 12. Exercise interventions
- 13. Lifestyle modification
- 14. Alcohol advice
- 15. Fructose advice
- 16. Caffeine advice
- 17. Pharmacological interventions
- 18. Acronyms and abbreviations
- 19. Glossary
- 20. Reference list
- Appendices