Fatty liver: Not just an alcoholic’s disease

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Drinking alcohol in moderation – if at all – isn’t the only thing that’s important in keeping your liver healthy.

Regular exercise helps keep the liver healthy by ensuring the amount of fat in it stays within the normal range. — dpa

A 10% reduction of body weight can normalise the amount of fat stored in the liver, according to Dr Hans-Martin Fruehauf, who heads the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at AMEOS St Marien Hospital in Oberhausen, Germany.NAFLD is thought to affect about a quarter of the global adult population.In Germany, approximately a million people out of 83 million have the condition, according to the BNG, the country’s professional association of gastroenterologists.

The gastroenterologists point out that NAFLD is frequently part of a metabolic syndrome, as a high percentage of those affected also have high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and/or are obese. So it’s important to do all you can to make sure your liver stays healthy, which means getting plenty of exercise and eating right, along with keeping your alcohol consumption in check.

 

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