Question

A 52-year-old man with obesity and type 2 diabetes has ALT and AST persistently mildly elevated and ultrasound evidence of hepatic steatosis. According to Australian liver disease guidelines, what is the cornerstone of management for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)?

Accepted Answer

Weight loss through diet and physical activity

Answer

High-protein diet with no exercise

Answer

Long-term high-dose corticosteroids

Answer

Empirical antiviral therapy

Answer

Immediate liver transplantation

Practice question

A 52-year-old man with obesity and type 2 diabetes has ALT and AST persistently mildly elevated and ultrasound evidence of hepatic steatosis. According to Australian liver disease guidelines, what is the cornerstone of management for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)?