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Fatty liver

What is fatty liver disease?

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Fatty liver disease is a condition in which fat builds up in your liver. There are two main types:

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
  • Alcoholic fatty liver disease, also called alcoholic steatohepatitis

What is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)?

NAFLD is a type of fatty liver disease that is not related to heavy alcohol use. There are two kinds:

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  1. Fatty Liver Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is fatty liver disease? Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Fatty liver disease is a condition in which fat builds ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/fattyliverdisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a buildup of excessive fat in the liver that can lead to liver damage resembling the damage caused by alcohol ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease - Genetics
  3. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the buildup of fat in the liver that is not caused by drinking too ... on the clinical assessment and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology . 2023;77(5):1797-1835. PMID: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007657.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Fatty Liver (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Fatty Liver Disease/Learn More ... Fatty Liver Disease ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Fatty Liver - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../fatty-liver - External Health Links
  5. Fighting Fatty Liver: Steps Against a Silent Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Liver Diseases/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Liver Diseases ... Fatty Liver Disease/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Fatty Liver Disease ... National Institutes of Health
    https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/10/fighting-fatty-liver - External Health Links
  6. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and NASH From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    ... the complications, causes, diagnosis, and treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). ... Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH, ... NAFL, cirrhosis, obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, NAFLD ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../liver-disease/nafld-nash - External Health Links
  7. Fatty liver - CT scan (image) 
    ... CT scan of the upper abdomen showing a fatty liver (steatosis of the liver). Note the liver enlargement ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1178.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Fatty Liver Disease/Learn More ... Fatty Liver Disease ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/.../?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Fatty Liver From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Fatty Liver Disease/Clinical Trials ... Fatty Liver Disease
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...Fatty+Liver"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Fatty Liver, Alcoholic From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Fatty Liver Disease/Clinical Trials ... Fatty Liver Disease
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...,+Alcoholic"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
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