Obesity Causing Fatty Liver Disease In Children « CBS Pittsburgh: PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Liver disease that can be seen in alcoholics is now being seen in children, but it’s not from alcohol.
It’s fatty liver disease, and in kids, it’s from obesity. One in 10 children is believed to have the condition.
About four in 10 obese kids have it. Something Dr. Dale King, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, sees more and more of these days.
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