7 Causes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
This disease is asymptomatic, but it is one of the main causes of serious liver pathologies. Who is at risk, and what should you look for so that you do not miss a dangerous diagnosis?
Dr. Marina
What is it?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most mysterious and simultaneously widespread diseases, in which the liver cells are filled with fatty tissue and stop performing their function. Modern medicine explains this process using the "two-strike theory."
On the one hand, fats enter the body in excessive quantities and are deposited in the liver, while their utilization is disturbed, which leads to fibrosis in the cells of the organ. 80 % of people suffering from this disease simply have no symptoms! NFBP most often affects women aged 40 to 60.
What are the risk factors?
The main risk factor is ===abdominal obesity — excessive accumulation of fat in the abdominal area. Its causes may be a genetic predisp...
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