ALB and liver disorder: 2007) including bile and albumin production and secretion, foreign and metabolic poison detoxification, and metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and vitamins (Sherlock 1978). Diseases of the liver are increasing in prevalence; for example, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which encompasses a spectrum ranging from simple steatosis to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (Trauner et al. 2010) is now one of the most common liver diseases in Western countries (de Alwis and Day 2008).