**2.3 Physical activity**

For people with NAFLD/NASH, exercise is necessary since it regulates metabolism. These people frequently have a tendency towards obesity and metabolic syndrome, whether or not they also have type 2 diabetes. Additionally, they prompt sedentary lifestyles, which accelerates development [4]. According to reports, increasing daily exercise decreases obesity while increasing the metabolism of fatty

*Therapeutic Approach to NAFLD-NASH DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107487*


**Figure 2.**

*Score chart: 10-Year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD).*

acids and glucose. Exercise decreases hepatic fat content, as well as adipose tissue and plasma-free fatty acids, which form the pathophysiologic basis for these alterations. It has been demonstrated that activities with higher intensity and longer duration have a more significant impact on cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality as well as greater benefits for NASH and liver fibrosis [5].
