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              Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Threat


                                                      New Guidelines Advise Screenings



        Could you have fatty                            opportunity to detect and treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease   liver transplantation. She treats patients with colon, liver and
      liver disease? According to                       as soon as possible,” said Dr. Olsen. “Our goal is to provide   bile duct cancer; gallbladder disease; alcohol-related and
      the American Association                          the most up-to-date and comprehensive information to our   nonalcohol-related liver disease; drug-related liver injury;
      of Clinical Endocrinology                         patients, and to give them the greatest level of comfort and   and all forms of hepatitis.
      (AACE), individuals with                          reassurance.”                                        A  doctor’s  order  is  needed  for  the  screening,  and
      risk factors such as Type 2                         Olsen  brings  more  than  a decade of  experience  in   patients with high-risk factors are encouraged to contact
      diabetes, obesity, high blood                     providing world-class digestive and liver care, and specializes   their primary care provider to determine if a screening
      pressure, high cholesterol or                     in liver disease and disorders, including those related to   for NAFLD is appropriate. TGH Digestive Health Center,
      metabolic syndrome should                         NAFLD. Her vast experience and unique credentials are why   formerly TGH Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches, has
      be screened for nonalcoholic                      many local primary doctors and endocrinologists refer their   offices at 2001 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL
      fatty liver disease (NAFLD)                       patients with NAFLD to her care.                   33407,  and  3401  PGA  Blvd.,  Suite  500,  Palm  Beach
      by their primary doctor or                          Olsen is the only physician in the Palm Beach County   Gardens, FL 33410. Both offices can be reached by calling
      endocrinologist.                                  region with specialized expertise in the management of   (561) 659-6543.
        The  vast  majority  of                         patients with end-stage liver disease, both before and after
      Americans, nearly 96
      percent with NAFLD, are unaware they have the chronic
      disease. When left untreated, NAFLD can result in liver   eLder estate pLanninG from page 26         person and (ii) each taxpayer should seek advice from their
      cirrhosis, fibrosis or failure, and even death.                                                      tax advisor based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances.
        The AACE recently released new guidelines for the     Call or contact us today for help getting your estate   1 U.S. Housing Market Needs More Than 300,000 Affordable
      early screening and diagnosis of NAFLD, hoping to   planning house in order. Our phone number is (561)   Homes for Middle-Income Buyers, National Association of
      mitigate its progression and raise awareness to allow for   694-7827, Elder & Estate Planning Attorneys PA, 480   Realtors (June 8, 2023), https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/
      earlier identification, disease management and referrals to   Maplewood Drive, Suite 3, Jupiter, FL 33458.  us-housing-market-needs-more-than-300000-affordable-
      specialists. If NAFLD is detected and managed early, it’s     The content of this article is general and should not be   homes-for-middle-income-buyers.
      possible to prevent it from progressing and could reduce the   relied upon without review of your specific circumstances by   2 Zinhle Essamuah, Friends are buying homes together.
      amount of damage and fat in the liver.              competent legal counsel. Reliance on the information herein   Here’s why., NBC News (Dec. 16, 2021) https://www.
        Dr. Sonja K. Olsen, a board-certified gastroenterologist   is at your own risk, as it expresses no opinion by the firm   nbcnews.com/news/us-news/friends-are-buying-homes-
      and hepatologist, is trained in the AACE’s updated screening   on your specific circumstances or legal needs. An attorney   together-rcna9087.
      for NAFLD. She offers screenings at Tampa General Hospital   client relationship is not created through the information   3 Ben Luthi, What You Should Know About Co-Owning a
      (TGH) Digestive Health Center, formerly TGH Gastro Group   provided herein.                          House, (Dec. 10, 2021), U.S. News & World Report, https://
      of the Palm Beaches. The pain-free screening consists of a     To comply with the U.S. Treasury regulations, we must   money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/what-you-
      FibroScan, a noninvasive diagnostic device used to measure   inform you that (i) any U.S. federal tax advice contained in   should-know-about-co-owning-a-house.
      the fat content of the liver, and liver stiffness, which is a   this newsletter was not intended or written to be used, and   4 Haven’t Done A Will Yet?, AARP (Feb. 24, 2017), https://
      marker for scarring.                                cannot be used, by any person for the purpose of avoiding   www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-2017/half-of-adults-
        “This new, advanced preventative measure available   U.S. federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such   do-not-have-wills.html.
      through TGH Digestive Health Center offers patients a greater
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