Weight Gain and Liver Steatosis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Rocco Spagnuolo Tiziana MontalciniDaniele De BonisYvelise FerroCristina CoscoElisa MazzaStefano RomeoPatrizia DoldoArturo Pujia

Published in: Nutrients (2019)

A body weight gain of 6% increases the probability of deterioration in liver steatosis over a period of four years in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Weight gain prevention with lifestyle interventions may be the cornerstone treatment of these patients.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
end stage renal disease
insulin resistance
physical activity
newly diagnosed
high fat diet
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
adipose tissue