Nowadays, fatty liver disease, is considered the most prevalent liver disease.  As the liver performs hundreds of functions, then we may expect the impact of liver disease on health.

The most common causes of fatty liver are: obesity, diabetes, high blood lipids and alcohol consumption.

Excess liver fat may cause fatty hepatitis which can lead to liver cirrhosis

There are several tools to diagnose the degree of fatty liver and its effect on liver tissue. One of these is the fibroscan examination

This article was written by Dr. Hatem Khabiry,  consultant hepatologist and gastroenterologist.

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