The Role of Increased Gastrointestinal Alcohol Production in Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a term used to describe alcohol-like liver injury in the absence of alcohol abuse.1 It is being increasingly recognised worldwide as one of the commonest causes of chronic liver disease that may progress to end-stage liver disease