Fatty Liver

[Magpiezoe]

Hello, Has anyone out there heard of or combatted a fatty liver? My friend was just diagnosed with a fatty liver and I was wondering what causes it and how to live with it? Her doctor suggested a vegan diet, which sounds really drastic to me. Thank you.

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Magpie

[bird123]

Well, if hi fatty liver is related to alcohol abuse, your friend needs to stop drinking. If it is not alcohol-related fatty liver, then weight loss is the cornerstone of treatment in those who are obese.
Other treatments for nonalcoholic fatty liver that are being studied include vitamin E and ursodiol.

[Magpiezoe]

Hello, It's non-alcoholic. From my understanding by what she's saying her doctor said is that she has to cut the fat intake in her diet, and that it will never reverse. Her doctor continued to say that it can advance and damage the liver if she doesn't loose weight. The funny thing is that she is not concidered obese; eventhough, she is slightly overwieght. I read that you only need to be 10% overwieght for this to happen. I'm interested in the vitamin E thing, because I remember she was told to take vitamin E when her hair was falling out from stress. The hair stopped falling out, so she stopped taking vitamin E. Thanks.

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Magpie

[bird123]

There was an unteresting article on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease published in the New England Jornal of Medicine a few weeks ago. If you want, I can e-mail it to you. It too large to post it here and on-line access is restricted.

[Magpiezoe]

Hello, Thanks! All I need is the date/volume and issue so I can look it up.

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Magpie