Fatty Liver - What is it? - E-book - ePub

The liver plays a key role in our metabolism, breaking down nutrients from food into the substances the body can use for energy, storage, or building cells. In addition, the liver detoxifies drugs, produces bile to aid in digestion, stores essential vitamins and minerals, and helps regulate blood sugar levels. The liver is essential for maintaining overall health and well-being. A normal, healthy liver typically contains a small amount of fat, but when more than five percent of the liver cells are filled with fat, you have a fatty liver.
And in a few, this fat can lead to inflammation and scarring. This e-book discusses the spectrum of fatty liver diseases, diagnostic tests to determine the stage the disease, and your options to treat it.