Liver disease plagues obese adolescents

September 7, 2008 By LINDA A. JOHNSON , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.

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Arthur_Dent - Sep 07, 2008
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In "SuperSize Me" didn't it take
*less than 30 days*
for McDonalds food to induce ( at least partial ) liver failure?
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