This is a hypothesis that should be validated in other studies. Fatty liver or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD was originally described in the eighties by Ludwig 1. Its asymptomatic form is frequently found when a blood test reports elevated transaminases, but it is also one of the main causes of liver disease worldwide 2, 4.
El hígado graso o enfermedad hepática grasa no alcohólica NAFLD, del inglés nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, entidad descrita originalmente en los años 80 por Ludwig 1, es un motivo frecuente de consulta por transaminasas elevadas en forma asintomática 2,4 y una de las principales causas de enfermedad hepática a nivel mundial.