Association between Blood Lead Levels and Liver Fat Accumulation in Young Adults

Background: Recent evidence has linked lead exposure to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) as liver is a target organ and a repository of the metal. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between lead exposure during childhood and the amount of fat in the liver of Mexican young adults.Methods: This study includes 94 participants representing a subsample from the first birth cohort of the ELEMENT project started in 1994....