Fat like other substances needs to be carried to every corner of your body. Here they may be used for energy formation. If the amount of VLDL and triglycerides in your blood are more than required for consumed energy, the remaining gets stored under your skin as adipose tissue and in the liver as glycogen for later use.
When too much fat is build-up in the liver with insulin resistance because of any causes other than alcohol use, it is termed as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver. The silver lining is that the problems associated with the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver affect the entire body but the liver itself. This means that the reversal of the condition is possible. The disease may later advance into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) which involves liver inflammation along with other symptoms.
Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is projected to be around 9%-32% in the general Indian population, with a greater incidence rate amongst obese and diabetic patients.
To reverse Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease:
You must keep them in control by taking all your medications on time. Insulin oral or injections (Diabetes) should be administered timely and carefully. You can always inquire about preventive aspirin dosage (Atherosclerosis and Hypercholesterolemia) from your doctor. Statins can be helpful too.
Vaccines for Hepatitis A and B are reported to be beneficial. So is the annual flu shot.
While taking some medication is beneficial, others like cold medications and prescription painkillers acetaminophen, NSAIDs like Ibuprofen, and Naproxen, if taken too frequently can be harmful to the liver. Keep a check on such over the counter pills.
By incorporating such small measures in your life, you can not only reverse the nonalcoholic fatty liver but also cease the progression in other atherosclerotic diseases which in the long run lead to a healthy and disease-free life altogether.
Dr. Sanjay Goja | Program Director and Clinical Lead – Liver Transplant, HPB Surgery, and Robotic Liver Surgery | Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Bommasandra & Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram
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