Medical Article
Should you be worried about Fatty Liver?
Today's story is painful for certain people...
"I get told that I have fatty liver every year during my health checkup. Well, it happens every year, so it's okay."
"People often tell us to exercise and eat well, but what exactly should we do?"
“Gradual weight gain and 3rd growth phase?!”
If you have similar concerns as above, please be careful!
In recent years, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has increased dramatically,
and is expected to become the number one cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma,
If you have similar concerns as above, please be careful!
In recent years, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has increased dramatically,
and is expected to become the number one cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma,
overtaking hepatitis viruses and alcoholic hepatitis.
Statistics show that 1 in 4 people worldwide has non-alcoholic fatty liver NAFLD. NASH/NAFLD,
as the name suggests, is a fatty liver disease that is not caused by alcohol and gradually progresses to liver cirrhosis.
Chronic accumulation of fat in the liver due to poor lifestyle habits promotes inflammation
and abnormal metabolic reactions within the liver, causing the liver to gradually become harder.
At first, there are no symptoms, but as the liver hardens, various symptoms appear.
But do not worry!
Even if you currently have a moderate fatty liver, you can restore your liver to a healthy state if you take measures!
However, It is difficult to restore a liver that has become too hard, and treatments are currently being researched all over the world.
Currently, liver transplantation is the only treatment for a liver that has become too hard.
Statistics show that 1 in 4 people worldwide has non-alcoholic fatty liver NAFLD. NASH/NAFLD,
as the name suggests, is a fatty liver disease that is not caused by alcohol and gradually progresses to liver cirrhosis.
Chronic accumulation of fat in the liver due to poor lifestyle habits promotes inflammation
and abnormal metabolic reactions within the liver, causing the liver to gradually become harder.
At first, there are no symptoms, but as the liver hardens, various symptoms appear.
But do not worry!
Even if you currently have a moderate fatty liver, you can restore your liver to a healthy state if you take measures!
However, It is difficult to restore a liver that has become too hard, and treatments are currently being researched all over the world.
Currently, liver transplantation is the only treatment for a liver that has become too hard.
Many people who have excess fat accumulated in their liver also have excess fat accumulated throughout their body.
In fact, fat has extremely high physiological activity (the ability to cause changes in the body)
and is generally referred to as ``lipotoxicity.''
As you can imagine, it causes a lot of things that are not good for your body.
Taking medicine for hyperlipidemia will reduce the amount of lipids in your blood,
but it will not eliminate the fat that has accumulated in your body.
Therefore, the best solution is to do "exercise and diet".
When it comes to exercise, it is said to be good to increase muscle size and increase metabolism through strength training,
In fact, fat has extremely high physiological activity (the ability to cause changes in the body)
and is generally referred to as ``lipotoxicity.''
As you can imagine, it causes a lot of things that are not good for your body.
Taking medicine for hyperlipidemia will reduce the amount of lipids in your blood,
but it will not eliminate the fat that has accumulated in your body.
Therefore, the best solution is to do "exercise and diet".
When it comes to exercise, it is said to be good to increase muscle size and increase metabolism through strength training,
and approach fat burning through aerobic exercise.
It is recommended that you keep a balanced diet with a low carbohydrate/sugar ratio as well.
Why not invest in the money you spend on that beer, the time you spend watching videos, and your health before it's too late?
Why not invest in the money you spend on that beer, the time you spend watching videos, and your health before it's too late?
★If you would like to check of fatty liver disease, please contact our clinic.
Test method: Blood test (general liver function test, FIB4-index calculation, etc.), CT test (liver morphology evaluation, visceral fat evaluation, etc.).
If you have undergone a health checkup at our clinic, please contact our reception for free advice on lifestyle improvements and thorough examinations.
If you have undergone a health checkup at our clinic, please contact our reception for free advice on lifestyle improvements and thorough examinations.
References:
- Younossi ZM, et al. Hepatology. 2023
- Diehl AM, et al. Nat Metab. 2019.
- Mózes FE, et al. Gut. 2022
- https://www.saskatoonnaturopathic.com