Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and measures of early brain health in middle-aged adults: The CARDIA study.

Lisa B Van WagnerJames G TerryLisa S ChowAmy C AlmanHakmook KangKatherine H IngramChristina ShayCora E LewisR Nick BryanLenore J LaunerJ Jeffrey Carr

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)

NAFLD is negatively associated with early brain health as assessed by MR measures of structure (TTV) and perfusion (GM-CBF). BMI and VAT attenuated this relationship, providing insight into the potential metabolic role of liver fat in brain health and disease.

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