Fatty Liver Disease- All About This Silent Epidemic
The Liver will normally have some fat cells. But when the fat storage becomes excess, it leads to Fatty Liver (steatosis). For most people, it is a reversible condition in the early stages. In the early stages, there are no symptoms or issues in most cases.
Understanding Liver function and Fatty Liver Disease
Liver is the second largest organ and it is the largest inside the body managing many vital functions. It is an important organ that participates in metabolism, digestion, and toxin removal from the body. Some examples are metabolism of various drugs, conversion of nutrients into energy, production of bile, making of immune factors, removal of toxins, etc.
The health of the liver is vital to our overall well-being.
Fatty liver disease is on the rise due to various reasons including environmental factors and change in lifestyle. While most people will be trouble free even with fatty liver, a significant percentage of people can see the disease progress into next stages causing many symptoms.
There are two types of Fatty Liver Disease
? NAFLD or non alcoholic fatty liver disease which is seen in people who don't drink a lot of alcohol
? AFLD or alcoholic fatty liver disease which is seen in people who drink a lot of alcohol
NAFLD or non-alcoholic-fatty-liver disease is silently engulfing more people. Read more
This is alarming and calls for preventive measures. When there is inflammation along with fat deposition, the disease is called NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis).