Fatty Liver – Signs, Symptoms and How to Prevent It

  The liver is the body’s second largest organ and plays an important role by breaking down fats, detoxifying the blood and changing the sugar naturally stored in a person’s body to usable sugar when normal glucose levels get low. It is important look after your liver to keep it healthy and to watch out for liver diseases such as a fatty Liver disease.

What is Fatty Liver Disease?

Fatty liver, or steatosis, is a broad term that describes the buildup of fats in the liver. Having fat in your liver is normal, but if more than 5 to 10 percent is fat, then it is called fatty liver disease.

Fatty liver is quite common and 10 to 20 percent of Americans have too much fat in their liver. Most cases of fatty liver are detected between ages 50 and 60.

There are two main types fatty liver disease:

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs when your liver has trouble breaking down fats, causing fat to build up in your liver tissue.

It is not clear what causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and heredity is often thought to play a role in its occurrence. The wide range of diseases and conditions linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is so diverse that it’s difficult to pinpoint any one cause. It often affects people who are overweight and/or are in their 40’s and 50’s.

Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD)

This type of liver disease is pretty self-explanatory. It is thought to occur because of excess alcohol consumption or binge drinking. Heredity is thought to play a role in its occurrence and severity also.

Symptoms of Fatty Liver Disease

The symptoms of fatty liver disease are usually very subtle but can include:

• Tiredness
• Weight loss or poor appetite
• Pain in the upper right abdomen
• A feeling of overall weakness
• Nausea
• Trouble concentrating or confusion
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin)3

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