What is Fatty Liver?
Fatty Liver is a condition that leads to build up of excess fat in your liver. It generally happens when fat accounts for more than 10% of your liver weight. The condition can affect anyone, however the risk of developing this condition is especially higher for individuals who are diabetic or obese and those who consume processed and sweetened foods and beverages.
Your liver processes all the food and drink you consume and filters harmful toxins from your system. But too much fat restricts your liver from working well. This usually doesn’t hurt or have any obvious symptoms, so you may not even know that you have it. However, with time, Fatty Liver could become more serious, resulting in inflammation, liver scarring and even liver failure, if untreated.
The good news is the fact that Fatty Liver can usually be improved or even reversed by eating better, working out and managing weight. It’s important to catch it early, which is why regular check-ups with an Ayurvedic physician is important.
Common Causes of Fatty Liver
- Overweight/Obesity: Extra weight around the belly generally increases the risk of Fatty Liver. This excess fat does not just lie there; it affects the way your liver functions.
- Poor Diet: Eating lots of sweets, fast foods, and meals with a very high saturated fat content can lead to fat accumulation in the liver.
- Lack of Exercise: Physical activity burns triglycerides, a kind of fat in your blood. In case you do not exercise enough, fat could accumulate in the liver.
- Alcohol Consumption: Excess and frequent intake of alcohol can damage liver cells and cause fat accumulation.
- Type 2 Diabetes: This particular condition impacts how your body makes use of insulin and manages blood sugar, increasing the risk of fat build-up in the liver.
- Rapid Weight Loss: Losing weight too quickly can also result in Fatty Liver as the liver can not process the fat released from the tissues.
- Medications: Some drugs such as corticosteroids and some cancer drugs, encourage fat buildup in the liver.
- Predisposition to Genetics: Genetics may also play a role in Fatty Liver. If your family members have had Fatty Liver, you might be more susceptible too.
- Metabolic Syndrome: This cluster of conditions, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol, could raise the risk of Fatty Liver.
Other Health Conditions: Conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism and sleep apnea also raise the risk of Fatty Liver.
Signs and Symptoms of Fatty Live
Fatigue
Discomfort in the Upper Abdomen
Weight Loss
Poor Appetite
Nausea
Swelling in the Belly
Jaundice
Itchy Skin
Bruising Easily
Mental Confusion
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