Fatty liver 'independent risk factor' for diabetes
Monday 28th February 2011
Fatty liver is an independent risk factor for diabetes, new research has found.
Scientists from Stanford University said that as fatty liver is often accompanied by common diabetes risk factors such as obesity and insulin resistance, it is difficult to determine whether it increases the chance of a patient having diabetes.
However, the study found that even in subjects with similar insulin concentrations, those with fatty liver were twice as likely to develop the condition.
Researcher Sun Kim said: "Our study shows that fatty liver, as diagnosed by ultrasound, strongly predicts the development of type 2 diabetes regardless of insulin concentration."
Meanwhile, researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia found that the common cold could be a risk factor for diabetes.
It was revealed that children with type 1 diabetes were ten times more likely to have had enterovirus infection than those without the condition.
Written by Angela Newbury
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