“…Bariatric surgery is more efficacious in achieving weight loss of 10 to 30% in morbidly obese patients when compared to diet, lifestyle modifications and anti-obesity medications (49). Bariatric surgery related weight loss resolved NASH in up to 85% of patients (50,51,52 ) and improved liver fibrosis in 34% at 1 year post operatively (50). NAFLD is considered as an important comorbidity when deciding on bariatric surgery in morbidly obese individuals (6,10,11).…”