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Fatty Liver Disease
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Victoria State Government. (2016). Liver - fatty liver disease. Retrieved from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/liver-fatty-liver-disease
The liver, located on the upper-right side of the abdomen, is the largest internal organ of the human body. The main functions of the liver are to remove toxins and process food nutrients. Blood from the digestive system filters through the liver before travelling anywhere else in the body.
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WebMD. (2016). Fatty Liver Disease. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/fatty-liver-disease
Some fat in your liver is normal. But if it makes up more than 5%-10% of the organ's weight, you may have fatty liver disease. If you're a drinker, stop. That's one of the key causes of the condition.
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HealthLine. (2016). Fatty Liver Disease. Retrieved from http://www.healthline.com/health/fatty-liver#ReadThisNext0
Fatty liver, or steatosis, is a term that describes the buildup of fat in the liver. While it’s normal to have some fat in your liver, more than 5 to 10 percent of your liver weight is fat in the case of fatty liver.
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MedicineNet.com. (2016). Fatty Liver (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis). Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/fatty_liver/article.htm
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD) is the accumulation of abnormal amounts of fat within the liver.
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British Liver Trust. (2016). Non-Alcohol Related Fatty Liver Disease. Retrieved from http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/non-alcohol-related-fatty-liver-disease/
This is the name given to a condition in which you have too much fat in your liver. There should be little or no fat in a healthy liver and for most people, carrying a small amount of fat in the liver causes no major problems.
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Washington University in St. Louis. (2016). Natural sugar may treat fatty liver disease. Retrieved from https://source.wustl.edu/2016/02/natural-sugar-may-treat-fatty-liver-disease/
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition closely linked to obesity, affects roughly 25 percent of people in the U.S. There is no drug treatment for the disease, although weight loss can reduce the buildup of fat in the liver.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (2015). In CareNotes. Michigan: Truven Health Analytics.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a buildup of fat in your liver from a condition other than alcoholism.
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Mueller, J., & Corey, K.E. (2016). Fatty liver disease. In World Book student. Retrieved from http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar753748
Fatty liver disease is an illness marked by increased deposits of fat within the cells of the liver. Health care professionals use the term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to distinguish the condition when it is not caused by the consumption of alcohol.
