Jonathan Stine, MD, on the Impact of Exercise on NAFLD and Gut Dysbiosis

 

In this podcast, Jonathan Stine, MD, discusses a proof-of-concept study he and colleagues conducted on how nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD), including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and gut dysbiosis may be connected, and the positive impacts that exercise training can have on patients with NALFD and gastrointestinal diseases. 

Resource:

Hughes A, Dahmus J, Rivas G, et al. Exercise training reverses gut dysbiosis in patients with biopsy proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a proof of concept study, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. Published online ahead of print, August 31, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.cgh.2020.08.063.

 

Jonathan Stine, MD, is the research director of the Liver Center and an assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State University in Hershey, Pennsylvania.