Liver Disease Plagues Obese Adolescents
The Associated Press reported that some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat; some needed liver transplants.Dr. Ronald Sokol, head of public policy at the liver foundation and a liver specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado, was quoted in an article that appeared in major outlets across the U.S., including The Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe and Denver Post. Read the Sept. 7 article in The Washington Post.
