What is fatty liver disease?
Fatty liver disease is a type of disease.
What causes fatty liver disease?
having too much fat build up in the liver (1)
when fat reaches 5% to 10% of the liver’s weight, it becomes a problem (1)
What does fatty liver disease do?
can lead to liver damage (1)
liver comes inflamed (swollen), which damages its tissue. This stage is called steatohepatitis. (1)
scar tissue forms where the liver is damaged, process is called fibrosis(1)
extensive scar tissue replaces healthy tissue – cirrhosis of the liver (1)
What damages liver tissue?
What are the symptoms of fatty liver disease?
most people have no symptoms (1)
What are the stages of fatty liver disease?
Alcohol-induced fatty liver disease (1)
Non-alcohol related fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (1)
Steatohepatitis (1)
Cirrhosis of the liver (1)
Resources
1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15831-fatty-liver-disease
