Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, NAFLD: General Overview of a Multifactorial Disease

Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) correspond to frequent causes of liver disease nowadays. Changes in l i festy le, inc luding unheal thy feeding and sedentarism, among others, have promote the increasing prevalence of the mentioned, associated with its risk factors, obesity, metabolic syndrome, insuline resistance and dianetes. The increasing burden for the social and economic systems makes urgent to find solutions, early diagnosis, promp treatment and prevention of progression. Cientific research, public policies, education are requiere to work together in this problem. In this review we present an overview of the disease, mechanisms involved, risk factors, diagnostic and treatment available, along with a critic analysis of the current knowledge.