Growth hormone deficiency and NAFLD: An overlooked and underrecognized link
Iliana Doycheva, Dana Erickson, Kymberly D. Watt – 27 June 2022 – Growth hormone and its mediator insulin‐like growth factor‐1 exert their effect on different organs and control various physiologic metabolic processes. Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) presents with one or more components of metabolic syndrome and can be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).