Can Obesity Lead to Liver Disease?
By Kat Fuschillo Writer for FEP International More and more men and women are diagnosed with obesity each year. We already know that the condition has been linked to certain diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancer types, but it has now been discovered that obesity is the number one cause for liver disease [1]. Obesity statistics have shown that obesity has only become a major health problem in last 50 years or so. As humans become less and less active, the risk of obesity continues to grow. Worryingly, it’s a condition that is also affecting more and more young children and teenagers. Unhealthy eating and a general lack of daily activity are the two main contributors of this serious condition. For many years the most common cause of liver disease and liver damage was alcohol. But, obesity has now take the top stop, and is causing irreversible liver damage to many sufferers. Because non-alcohol fatty liver disease has few symptoms, the diagnosis of the condition oft
By Kat Fuschillo Writer for FEP International More and more men and women are diagnosed with obesity each year. We already know that the condition has been linked to certain diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancer types, but it has now been discovered that obesity is the number one cause for liver disease [1]. Obesity statistics have shown that obesity has only become a major health problem in last 50 years or so. As humans become less and less active, the risk of obesity continues to grow. Worryingly, it’s a condition that is also affecting more and more young children and teenagers. Unhealthy eating and a general lack of daily activity are the two main contributors of this serious condition. For many years the most common cause of liver disease and liver damage was alcohol. But, obesity has now take the top stop, and is causing irreversible liver damage to many sufferers. Because non-alcohol fatty liver disease has few symptoms, the diagnosis of the condition oft
