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2000 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com) -- Hopkins scientists identified bacterial and intestinal links to fatty liver disorder.
If mouse studies hold true for humans, a daily cup of yogurt or dose of antibiotics may become the first effective treatments for a common and sometimes fatal obesity-related liver disorder, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, scientists reported.
Specifically, the scientists discovered what they believe is the first evidence that fatty liver disease (FLD) may be caused by an overactive inner "distillery" in the obese that produces excessive amounts of alcohol.
"Obesity-related FLD is already a serious public health problem in…
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