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<blockquote data-quote="Sphagnum" data-source="post: 2489895" data-attributes="member: 552994"><p>I thought I'd register as the contents of this thread concern me a bit.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure people mean well but none of you seem to understand what an ELF test is actually trying to measure, despite it clearly being tagged as such, or just a general understanding as to what the test is.</p><p></p><p>The following diagram may help you understand this.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]53499[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This test is trying to determine the severity of liver fibrosis and whether the person likely has cirrhosis. It is not testing to see whether someone has fatty liver, although it certainly helps understand the clinical picture as people with 'non-alcoholic steatohepatitis:NASH' (the most severe form of fatty liver) will have some fibrosis.</p><p></p><p>I am not a medical professional but I really think someone who scores in the 10s should primarily be getting dietary advice from a doctor and a dietitian from a hospital.</p><p></p><p>To be clear there is some evidence that fibrosis can be reversed to a degree and there are some promising drugs currently being trialled to treat NASH (such as Obeticholic Acid) which may help with this but I very much doubt fibrosis could be reversed simply by going on a diet.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, if you're overweight or obese, getting the fat off your liver is a good idea even if you have fibrosis as if anything it will help slow the progression of this disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sphagnum, post: 2489895, member: 552994"] I thought I'd register as the contents of this thread concern me a bit. I'm sure people mean well but none of you seem to understand what an ELF test is actually trying to measure, despite it clearly being tagged as such, or just a general understanding as to what the test is. The following diagram may help you understand this. [ATTACH=full]53499[/ATTACH] This test is trying to determine the severity of liver fibrosis and whether the person likely has cirrhosis. It is not testing to see whether someone has fatty liver, although it certainly helps understand the clinical picture as people with 'non-alcoholic steatohepatitis:NASH' (the most severe form of fatty liver) will have some fibrosis. I am not a medical professional but I really think someone who scores in the 10s should primarily be getting dietary advice from a doctor and a dietitian from a hospital. To be clear there is some evidence that fibrosis can be reversed to a degree and there are some promising drugs currently being trialled to treat NASH (such as Obeticholic Acid) which may help with this but I very much doubt fibrosis could be reversed simply by going on a diet. Don't get me wrong, if you're overweight or obese, getting the fat off your liver is a good idea even if you have fibrosis as if anything it will help slow the progression of this disease. [/QUOTE]
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