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The diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease should carry important prognostic information

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The diagnostic reach of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is broad, stretching from simple steatosis to cirrhosis. Expanded disease definitions are an important cause of waste in health care. Now is the time to revise the definition of NAFLD to include only those who have developed advanced fibrosis.

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Fig. 1: Comparing NAFLD with CHD.

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    Ian A Rowe

  2. Leeds Liver Unit, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

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Rowe, I.A., Parker, R. The diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease should carry important prognostic information. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, 449–450 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-019-0168-0

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