Fatty Liver – Can it be treated?
Fatty Liver – Can it be treated? Yes it can be reversed!! Fatty Liver is the most common liver disease worldwide. It affects 30% of all our population. It is already on verge of becoming number 1 cause of liver failure and hence liver transplant. With hepatitis B and hepatitis C going down, it is going to be the most common cause of primary liver cancer. With the sheer number of patients, it is going to be a great burden on healthcare. The question that comes to our mind is, “If it is so dangerous, how can we prevent it and can it be treated?” Gone are the days, when an ultrasound showing fatty liver was ignored equally by the patients and the doctors. With awareness of this deadly disease growing, we all are equally concerned about its management. There is a misconception that grades of fatty liver mentioned on ultrasound tells you the stage of liver disease. Ultrasound and SGPT (ALT) are not efficient to pick up early liver disease caused by fatty liver (discussed in previous blog