Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement

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Shawa, I. and Consortium 2021. Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement. Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19 (1), pp. 60-78. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00523-4
AuthorsShawa, I. and Consortium
Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill health with wide-ranging social and economic implications. It is a multisystem disease and is considered the hepatic component of metabolic syndrome. Unlike other highly prevalent conditions, NAFLD has received little attention from the global public health community. Health system and public health responses to NAFLD have been weak and fragmented, and, despite its pervasiveness, NAFLD is largely unknown outside hepatology and gastroenterology. There is only a nascent global public health movement addressing NAFLD, and the disease is absent from nearly all national and international strategies and policies for non-communicable diseases, including obesity. In this global Delphi study, a multidisciplinary group of experts developed consensus statements and recommendations, which a larger group of collaborators reviewed over three rounds until consensus was achieved. The resulting consensus statements and recommendations address a broad range of topics - from epidemiology, awareness, care and treatment to public health policies and leadership - that have general relevance for policy-makers, health-care practitioners, civil society groups, research institutions and affected populations. These recommendations should provide a strong foundation for a comprehensive public health response to NAFLD.

KeywordsNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease; public health response ; epidemiology
Year2021
JournalNature Reviews. Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Journal citation19 (1), pp. 60-78
PublisherSpringer Nature Limited
ISSN1759-5053
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00523-4
Web address (URL)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41575-021-00523-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34707258/
Output statusPublished
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Online27 Oct 2021
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Accepted02 Sep 2021
Deposited06 Jun 2023
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