Nutrition and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-315

  Vos, Miriam B ^a   McClain, Craig J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETAINE; FOLIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; INSULIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUCROSE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MONOTHERAPY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; STEATOSIS; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FATTY LIVER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY;

EID: 54049150057     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-008-0061-4     Document Type: Review

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