FATTY LIVER? MILDLY ABNORMAL LIVER TESTS? NAFLD?
FATTY LIVER? MILDLY ABNORMAL LIVER TESTS? NAFLD?
If your doctor has mentioned these diagnoses to you or you just noticed it incidentally when you were looking at your medical records, you are definitely NOT ALONE. Non-alcoholic FATTY LIVER disease (often referred to as NAFLD or fatty liver) affects about 30% of the U.S. population and is poised to become the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and therefore the most common reason a liver transplant will be needed in the future.
The risk factors for fatty liver are not easy to tackle:
- Carrying extra weight, especially around your belly
- Abnormal cholesterol panel, especially triglycerides
- Abnormal blood sugars, like pre-diabetes or diabetes
Check out this article about a lecture given by a world expert on fatty liver disease. Dr. Arun Sanyal gave the Leon Schiff State-of-the-Art Lecture, entitled “NASH – The Race for a Cure,” at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in November.
As he states, we will not be able to “transplant our way out of this problem.” There are simply not enough organ donors. We must help individuals tackle the ROOTS OF THE PROBLEM TO PREVENT THEIR LIVER DISEASE from advancing.
At Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health, not only do we have the knowledge on how to evaluate and care for liver disease, but we have the holistic approach and comprehensive team to help achieve weight loss goals and improvement in the metabolic risk factors that cause fatty liver disease. Come visit our gastroenterologist, nurse practitioner, registered dietitian, behavioral counselor, and licensed physical therapist/fitness consultant to start making meaningful change and optimizing your liver health. Call 224.407.4400 or visit compgihealth.com to schedule an appointment.
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