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STAT+: A new kind of liver crisis is emerging in the U.S. The American diet is to blame
Young people and women are particularly vulnerable to MetALD, a dangerous merging of metabolic disease and alcohol use.
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According to STAT’s source item, STAT+: A new kind of liver crisis is emerging in the U.S. The American diet is to blame, Young people and women are particularly vulnerable to MetALD, a dangerous merging of metabolic disease and alcohol use.
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- STAT+: A new kind of liver crisis is emerging in the U.S. The American diet is to blameSTAT - 2026-05-13T08:30:00+00:00
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