Abstract:Currently in the world, thousands of people are somewhat overweight. Obesity, mainly characterized by the accumulation of fat in adipose tissue can cause various damages in the body, incluind Metabolic Syndrome. There is a high correlation between patients with this syndrome and those with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), being defined as the increase of the deposition of lipids in the liver in the absence of excessive consumption of alcohol. Excess intake of saturated fatty acids, increased free fat… Show more
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