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    Manuel Romero-Gómez and colleagues discuss how diet and modifiable factors can help prevent of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the importance of engaging all society through awareness, education, and policy change ### Key messages Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterised by fat accumulation in hepatocytes in people who drink little or no alcohol and is strongly related to metabolic disorders like obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and arterial hypertension.1 The global prevalence of NAFLD has increased over time, now reaching more than 30% of the general adult population, with an estimated annual growth of 0.7%.2 NAFLD is a complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic disease, and progression to fibrosis (scarring of the liver) occurs in around 10-15% of patients with NAFLD.3 NAFLD is one of the main risk factors for developing liver cancer, which represents the third highest cause of death by cancer in the latest Globocan report.4 People with obesity are 3.5 times

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    The obesity epidemic in the USA continues to escalate, posing a significant public health crisis. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of adult obesity (BMI ≥30·0 kg/m2) increased from 30·5% in 2000 to 41·9% in 2020. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity (BMI ≥40·0 kg/m2) increased from 4·7% to 9·2%. The age-adjusted prevalence of obesity is highest among Black individuals (49·9%), followed by Hispanic (45·6%), White (41·4%), and Asian (16·1%) individuals.

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