ABSTRACT

Introduction ................................................................................................................4 Epidemiology ........................................................................................................4 Incidence ...............................................................................................................4 Prevalence .............................................................................................................4 Age and Gender.....................................................................................................5 Ethnicity ................................................................................................................6 Metabolic Risk Factors .........................................................................................6 Environmental and Other Factors..........................................................................7 Clinical Features....................................................................................................7 Diagnosis ...............................................................................................................7 Biopsy and Histology ............................................................................................8

Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods For NAFLD ..........................................................9 Imaging .................................................................................................................9