Non-Alcoholic Fatty Live Disease

The FDA granted fast track designation to efinopegdutide for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to a manufacturer’s press release.

Hepatic steatosis may be present in most adults with type 1 diabetes, especially those with overweight or obesity, according to a study published in Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.

CVD risk increases with the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and both CV and liver events are “highly related” to the degree of hepatic fibrosis present, according to a speaker.

Evening chronotype was associated with more severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease independent of age, sex and BMI compared with morning chronotype among adults with obesity, according to data published in International Journal of Obesity.

The Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the most read news from the Endocrine Society annual meeting in June.

In a recent study, adults with overweight or obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who received daily subcutaneous growth hormone had a significant reduction in liver fat and inflammation compared with those who received placebo.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes and normal thyroid function, thyroid hormone levels were linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, suggesting assessment of these hormones might be beneficial for disease prevention and treatment.

ATLANTA — Adults with overweight or obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, had a significant reduction in liver fat and inflammation with daily subcutaneous growth hormone administration, according to a speaker.

NEW ORLEANS — In the third part of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about new drugs for substantial weight loss and treatment of obesity-related comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and liver disease.

SAN DIEGO — Liver fat content is not associated with risk for any cardiovascular event, according to data from the Dallas Heart Study presented at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.