Clinical usefulness of glucose tolerance test in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients without overt diabetes mellitus
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Treatment
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in pediatric age group parallel to the growing prevalence of obesity and overweight all around the world. So changing in life style and interventions on obesogenic environment is cornerstone of NAFLD therapy in obese children. Some experts recommend that children and adolescents be encouraged to follow a low-fat, low-glycemic-index diet t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.51.586