The impact of body weight gain on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome during earlier and later adulthood

摘要

Aim: Body weight gain adds risk for metabolic disorders and there are different metabolic changes in earlier and later adulthood. However, its impact on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was indeterminate. The aim of current study was to evaluate the impact of body weight gain on NAFLD and metabolic syndrome (MetS) during overall, earlier (25-40 y) and later (over 40 y) adulthood.