Fatty liver
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a term used for many liver conditions that affect people who consume very little or no alcohol. As the name suggests, the main feature of the condition is too much fat stored in liver cells.
Usually, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has symptoms such as fatigue, pain, or discomfort in the upper right side of the abdomen.
Some people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may develop nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an aggressive form of fatty liver disease that is marked by liver inflammation and then may progress to advanced scarring (cirrhosis) and liver failure.
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is the most common chronic liver disease in children living in developed countries.
Information source:
Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management Stavra A. Xanthakos, Rohit Kohli- Clinical Liver Disease, Vol. 1, No. 4, August 2012, AASLD
The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body and the only visceral organ that has the ability to regenerate completely, to its previous size and capacity, without losing its functions during the growth process.
The liver is responsible for over 500 essential functions, the main ones being in the body’s metabolic processes.
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