On this episode of Liver Talks, Adam and Alex welcome their very good friend Dr. Ani Kardashian from the Keck School of Medicine at USC's Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease (3:40). She discusses her work focusing on the effect of food insecurity in patients with chronic liver disease, as well as her interest in disparities research.  It's a fascinating conversation that has profound implications on clinical practice.  The episode ends with a review of some simple screening tools to help identify patients at risk of food insecurity (41:24) Work Referenced in the Episode Dr. Kardashian's work on food insecurity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36173037/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34958747/ Dr. Kardashian's encompassing review on disparities in liver disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35993341/ Hosts Adam Winters @adam_c_winters Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel Guests: Ani Kardashian @AniKardashianMD Music Credits: “Tropkicks”, Broke for Free “Something Elated”, Broke for Free “Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar “RSPN,” Blank & Kytt All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing. http://brokeforfree.com/ https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/ https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/