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Overweight can cause fatty liver disease

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When a person is overweight, the fat can build up in the liver cells which can cause injuries in the liver. In extreme cases, the liver becomes inflamed and severely damaged. Eventually the liver can fail to function called liver failure. Fatty liver disease is compared with alcoholic liver damage. Unlike alcoholic liver damaged, a person can get fatty liver diseases whether he/she drinks alcohol of not.

Fatty liver diseases is usually linked to diabetes. Overweight people are much more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes. However not all overweight people or people with diabetes develop fatty liver disease. The best way to prevent developing fatty liver disease is to control your weight and blood sugar levels. Maintaining a healthy life style and controlled weight is the key to lower blood sugar levels.


Source: National Institutes of Health


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