What are some of the main medical treatments for NAFLD?

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    There are no Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for treating NAFLD. Current guidelines suggest that pharmacological treatment should be reserved for people with biopsy-proven NASH.[1] Off-label medications are mainly used for treating risk factors (i.e., obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia) with the aim of preventing disease progression.

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    1. ^Naga Chalasani, Zobair Younossi, Joel E Lavine, Michael Charlton, Kenneth Cusi, Mary Rinella, Stephen A Harrison, Elizabeth M Brunt, Arun J SanyalThe diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesHepatology.(2018 Jan)