Researchers from the United States and Europe involved in an NIH-funded multicenter study have determined that increased body mass index (BMI) is an independent predictor of clinical decompensation in patients with compensated cirrhosis, independent of portal pressure and liver function. The findings suggest obesity accelerates cirrhosis progression and measures to reduce BMI could improve the prognosis for patients with advanced liver disease. Study details are available in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.Drink up?
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Study Suggests Obesity Accelerates Progression Of Cirrhosis
Or maybe it is all that resveratrol taken to compensate for the health issues fatsos cause themselves.
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