Obese children at risk for liver damage

• Story Highlights
• Experts estimate two to five percent of U.S. kids have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  
• Fat build-up over time can cause liver inflamation, scarring and lead to cirrhosis
  
• Weight loss can reverse fatty liver disease if cirrhosis hasn't developed
  
• Because liver disease is silent, the majority of affected kids go undiagnosed
  
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