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How will Primary Care Physicians and Endocrinologists incorporate and apply the The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) NAFLD Guidance Statements that were recently released?  Drs. Kenny Cusi and Hsiao-Ming Jung share an incredible amount of guidance and insights from their real world clinical experiences in this 4 part series.In the real world how compliant are NAFLD and NASH patients? Find out more about this important question with Dr. Ken Cusi and Dr. Hsiao-Ming Jung.

• Ken Cusi shares;
  1. "A structured weight loss program works better."
  2. "We don't talk about 'diet' anymore. We talk about 'lifestyle changes'."
  3. "Every day is a new battle". "How are you going to face this next meal?"
  4. "Go to a nutritionist at least once.
  5. "Be proactive about taking care of yourself".
  6. "Set realistic goals".
  7. "Don't wait to feel like you need to exercise. Just do it!"
  8. Skip the junk food. "It's 10 seconds in your mouth and 10 years on your hips".
  9. "Start tomorrow or today".
  10. "The seeds of your greatest victory, come from the ashes of your worst defeat".
  
• Ming-Jung shares;
  1."Start by losing 3% body weight...5% even better...at 10% we can reverse fibrosis".
  2. "I do think it is necessary for my patients to go see a Nutritionalist", and to have a good exercise plan." "Build that into a daily routine."
  3. "Babies take 2 steps, fall and get up again. They are not afraid to fail".

Dr. Giada Sebastiani, Hepatologist, is definitely one of the most passionate liver specialists we know! In this chat, she shares a research study she and her colleagues from the Canadian NASH Network(CanNASH) had published: "Canadian Survey on Knowledge of NAFLD Among Physicians".  This is eye opening research and demonstrates areas where more work needs to be done. (Authors: Dr. Alnoor Ramji, Dr. Keyur Patel, Dr. Mark Swain, Dr. Giada Sebastiani)