What is fatty liver disease? Fatty liver is the accumulation of fat in liver cells, which is otherwise not a normal place for fat storage. Long standing fat in liver can damage the organ in some people and gives rise to fatty liver disease. Fatty liver can arise from excessive alcohol consumption, in that case it is called alcoholic fatty liver disease. But we are discussing here another type of fatty liver disease, which occurs in people who do not consume significant amounts of alcohol.
This is called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and is related to unhealthy lifestyle and excessive body weight (obesity). This is the most common liver disease worldwide. In the United States, fatty liver disease is the second most common reason for liver transplantation. What is the connection between fatty liver and diabetes? Diabetes is another disease that is linked to unhealthy lifestyle…
