Fatty liver what is it? Can it be reversed?
Two out of ten people suffer from fatty liver disease. Fatty liver is a condition where the liver stores excessive fat. A normal healthy liver contains small amounts of fat. When a liver contains 5% to 10% of its weight as fat, it is called a fatty liver.
How can fatty liver be treated?
Most patients with fatty liver do not develop complications. But 20% to 30% of people with fatty liver can develop cirrhosis, which indicates irreversible damage to the liver. Thus, it is very important to modify the risk factors before fatty liver progresses into cirrhosis.
Treatment approaches to the fatty liver include:
• Risk factor control: A tight control of blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood
pressure.
• Weight loss and maintaining weight: Losing 10% of body weight and maintaining it.
• Plant-based diets: Choosing plant-based diets over animal-based diets and maintaining
protein intake.
• Low-sugar and low-fat diets: Reducing the intake of sugars and saturated fats.
• Avoid alcohol: Cutting out or reducing alcohol intake.
• Exercise: Working out for 30 minutes a day, five times a week.
• Medicine: There is no single medicine to control fat deposition. But medicines are used to
treat other associated conditions of fatty liver.
Takeaway points
Fatty liver disease is a growing problem across the world.
However, it can be reversed before it can cause permanent damage to the liver.
Modifying risk factors and adopting a healthy lifestyle can help treat a fatty liver.
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