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Holly Lindley, Girl With Glycogen Storage Disease, Drinks 6 Pints Of Milk A Day

The English girl suffers from glycogen storage disease, an inherited metabolic disorder. There are eleven known types of GSD, but in Lindley's case, the disorder prevents her from being able to use stored glucose as a form of energy, meaning that she ...and more »

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease on the rise in US adolescents

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Since the late 1980s, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among US adolescents has more than doubled, a new study suggests. "Preventing children from becoming overweight will prevent most NAFLD," ...