Disentangling the impact of alcohol use and hepatitis C on insulin action in Latino individuals.
Rebecca G KimJonathan Kramer-FeldmanPeter BacchettiBarbara GrimesEsteban BurchardCeleste EngDonglei HuMarc HellersteinMandana KhaliliPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2021)
In this cohort of Latino individuals, lifetime and current heavy alcohol use influenced hepatic IR and its change over time. Strategies to decrease rates of heavy alcohol use or increase abstinence along with lifestyle modification and anti-HCV therapy to reduce metabolic risk are critical to prevent adverse liver and metabolic outcomes in Latino individuals.