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Environmental and social exposures can majorly affect human health, and researchers are now finding ways to use that understanding in clinical research.
Abdominal obesity worsened the impact of air pollution on MAFLD development.
According to a large scale epidemiologic study, links have been identified between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).
Accumulating animal studies have shown that breathing air pollutants may increase the risk of MAFLD. For instance, fine particulate matter exposure may trigger nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-like phenotype, impair hepatic glucose metabolism, and promote hepatic fibrogenesis. Air Pollution Linked to Fatty Liver Disease: Study.
According to a large scale epidemiologic study, links have been identified between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).