Epidemiological aspects of obesity and NASH/NAFLD in Japan

Unfortunately, as very few published reports on population-based epidemiological data for NAFLD are currently available, we referred to selected data obtained from field settings to estimate the prevalence of NAFLD in the general population and its risk factors or associated factors. It is important to understand NASH/NAFLD as a common “burden of disease” in the populations if effective strategies to control these disorders are to be devised as part of public health initiatives.