CCTV News: March 18 is National Liver Love Day. In recent years, the incidence of fatty liver in my country has increased year by year. According to the latest estimates, the prevalence of fatty liver in my country has reached about 30%. So, what are the harms of fatty liver? If fatty liver is detected during a physical examination, how should we deal with it? Let’s learn about it together.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver is related to bad living habits

As the name suggests, fatty liver is the accumulation of fat in the liver. According to the cause, it can be divided into alcoholic fatty liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver. Alcoholic fatty liver is caused by a lot of alcohol. The fatty liver we usually call refers to non-alcoholic pure fatty liver, which is closely related to bad diet and living habits.

The accumulation of fat in the liver causes inflammation or causes serious problems

Many people believe that fatty liver does not hurt or itchy have no big impact on health. In fact, the accumulation of fat in the liver cells will gradually cause inflammation, and the liver may cause more serious problems in the process of repeatedly repairing inflammation.

Fatty liver is not a "patent" for people with fatty liver. A balanced diet is required. Data shows that more than half of obese patients suffer from fatty liver, but this does not mean that fatty liver is just a "patent" for people with fatty liver. Experts say that even if you are not overweight, that is, your BMI is less than 24, if you have abdominal obesity or have genetic defects, you may still have fatty liver. Some people also believe that eating too much meat can easily lead to fatty liver, so will you not get fatty liver if you eat vegetarian food?

Rao Huiying, director of the Institute of Liver Diseases, Peking University, said: "Don't eat animal protein, these meat foods we call, and only eat vegetarian foods, you may often consume more sugar and staple foods. In fact, sugar and staple foods will also form fat when converted into the liver."

Responding to professional guidance to improve lifestyles, we need to receive professional guidance depending on the severity.

Experts recommend that patients who find fatty liver during physical examinations must go to the hospital for relevant examinations, evaluate the severity, and receive professional guidance to improve lifestyles. Patients with mild fatty liver do not need medication as long as their liver function is normal and their physical indicators meet the standards. In daily life, you should pay attention to forming good living habits, including limiting your daily total calorie intake, avoiding high-oil, high-salt, high-calorie foods; try to avoid sitting and lying down for a long time, and appropriately increase aerobic exercise; use drugs reasonably and cautiously to avoid drug-induced liver damage, etc. Patients with fatty liver should not drink alcohol, because the liver is damaged and alcohol cannot be completely decomposed. It will store it in the body for a long time, which will not only damage liver cells, but will also reduce the liver's decomposition efficiency of fatty liver and accelerate the progress of fatty liver disease.