Fatty liver disease affects almost 3% of children and 25–55% of obese children. Fatty liver disease can be found in children as young as two years of age. Fatty liver disease can also occur in children with healthy body weights but who may have larger waist circumferences than other children of the same weight and height.

Feb 25, 2022 · Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a series of liver metabolic disorders manifested by lipid accumulation within hepatocytes, has become the primary cause of chronic liver diseases worldwide.