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The 2 Types of Fatty Liver Disease | How to Know Which One You Have

20 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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A short explanatory piece (video transcript) about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It distinguishes two stages: simple fatty liver—excess fat in the liver without significant inflammation and with preserved function—and NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), where inflammation is present, which can lead to fibrosis, scarring, reduced liver function, and potentially cirrhosis.

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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Two stages: simple fatty liver and NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis).

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Non alcoholic fatty liver disease, meaning it's not from alcohol. It's excessive fat buildup in your liver. There's two stages that they're now identifying. There's this fatty liver where you've stored fat, but you don't have a lot of inflammation going on, and your liver is still functioning okay. NASH Non alcoholic steatohepatitis, or fatty liver disease, is when you add inflammation to the picture, and that can start to cause fibrosis and scarring. So the liver isn't functioning well, and it can even lead to cirrhosis.