Reversing Fatty Liver Disease

A very interesting video on Reversing Fatty Liver Disease with Dr. Sandra Cabot & Nutritionist Margaret Jasunska. They speak about the role that hormones play in telling ones brain whether you are hungry or not and about good saturated fat, insulin, and carbohydrates in people with Fatty Liver Disease. It is very important to mention that if you diet or take supplements:
Do It In Moderation! You can cause more very serious problems if you overdo any diet!

There Is Hope - Reuters

Reuters published an article recently that shows a 98% cure rate in previously untreated Hep C patients! There is hope! It seems that all of the major drug companies are competing to come up with the best cure rate, with little side effects, for Hepatitis C. Check out the article: Merck Hepatitis C Drugs Shine in Easier to Treat Patients: Study

Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty Liver Disease - According to WebMD some fat in the liver is normal, but if fat makes up more than 5%-10% of the weight of your liver, you may have alcoholic or nonalcoholic liver disease. In some cases, these diseases can lead to serious complications.

Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) affects about 15 million American's due to the abuse of alcohol and almost all of these people develop fatty livers. This disease can occur after small or large amounts of alcohol and can be passed on through genetics or heredity.

Other factors that may influence your chances of developing alcoholic fatty liver disease include:
*Hepatitis C (which can lead to liver inflammation)
*An overload of iron
*Obesity
*Diet
*Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S. Some people with excess fat in the liver simply have what's called a fatty liver. Although this is not normal, it is not serious if it doesn't lead to inflammation or damage.

Others have what's called nonalcoholic steatohepatisis (NASH). Although it is similar to alcoholic liver disease, people with this type of fatty liver disease drink little or no alcohol. NASH can lead to permanent liver damage. The liver may enlarge and cirrhosis can occur. The liver can't work right and you may develop liver failure, liver cancer, and liver-related death. NASH is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis.

Both types of NAFLD are becoming more common. Up to 20% of adults may have either fatty liver or NASH. And more than 6 million children have one of these conditions, which are most common in Asian and Hispanic children. Recent evidence indicates that NAFLD increases the risk of heart disease in children who are overweight or obese.

Potential causes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD):

The cause of NAFLD is not really clear, but it runs in families, middle aged people, overweight people, and people with high cholesterol or triglycerides, and diabetes.

Other potential causes of fatty liver disease include:
*Medications
*Viral hepatitis
*Autoimmune or inherited liver disease
*Rapid weight loss
*Malnutrition

Recent studies show that an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine and other changes in the intestine may be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Some researchers now suspect this may play a role in the progression of NAFLD to NASH.

NASH or NAFLD can be treated with a good diet of low saturated fat and low fructose corn syrup. Some research says that drinking 2 cups of coffee per day can also help the disease. Other research shows that the disease is linked to low levels of Vitamin D, in those cases, a vitamin D supplement can help in the treatment of NAFLD.