Fatty liver disease affects 1 in 20 U.S. children, and can have serious consequences, study authors say.
TUESDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Neither vitamin E nor the diabetes medication metformin worked any better than a placebo in treating fatty liver disease in children, according to new research.
Fatty liver disease is an increasingly common, yet not well-known, disorder that can lead to very serious complications, such as cirrhosis of the liver. In the United States, as many as 20 percent of adults and 5 percent of children have the disorder, which is strongly tied to obesity, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.
It had been hoped that vitamin E or metformin might help kids battle...
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