Excess weight, sugar and blood pressure problems, increased ALT and AST levels in the blood are the reasons for consulting a doctor to control fatty liver disease. In this respect “Evening Moscow” said the hepatologist at the Fomin Clinic Natalya Trofimovskaya, gastroenterologist.
The doctor explained that the criterion for fatty liver disease is that more than 5% of the organ mass is replaced by fatty tissue. The main risk factors of the disease are excess body weight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2), high glucose levels, changes in lipids (fats) or high blood pressure.
“A visit to a hepatologist is especially necessary if ALT and AST levels are high and there are cases of death from cirrhosis and liver disease in the family. It is important to remember: Changes in ultrasound and blood tests are nonspecific and require the exclusion of other diseases. “There is also no miracle drug that can delay the progression of fibrosis and eliminate the risk of fatty liver disease,” the doctor said.
Trofimovskaya added that hepatitis viruses or alcohol abuse can lead to fatty liver disease. Treatment is individualized and selected by the doctor and is always based on lifestyle changes.
Previously hepatologist Bakaev saidIt is stated that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs in thin people.
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Source: Gazeta
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