title: [Obesity and its association with cryptogenic cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma].
abstract: Obesity is a rapidly growing health issue in Mexico and throughout the world because it is perceived as an alarming threat directly related with lifestyle in both children and adults, although cardiovascular, metabolic, neoplasic, and sleep-disorder complications of obesity are being investigated. However, overweight is a risk factor for chronic liver disease because liver fibrosis can develop in overweight patients free of any other known causes of liver disease. Obesity has been associated with development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Clínica de Gastroenterología y Unidad de Hígado, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, México DF. jilizardi@medicasur.org.mx
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lizardi-Cervera
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Motola-Kuba
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guevara-González
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*