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The Silent Rise of Fatty Liver Disease

A new study highlights a troubling rise in fatty liver disease among American adults, primarily driven by obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and processed food consumption. By 2018, 42% of U.S. adults had some form of this disease, according to research led by Dr. Juan Pablo Arab from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. Poor diet choices, including the high intake of industrial seed oils, also play a significant role in the disease’s increase...