00:09when many people hear about fatty liver disease they assume it's caused by alcohol and only
00:16affects older people but today we're seeing an increase in the number of young people being
00:23diagnosed with fatty liver disease even people in their 20s 30s and in some cases teenagers tonight
00:32on house call we're discussing why fatty liver disease is becoming so common in young people
00:38and what you can do to protect yourself fatty liver disease occurs when excess fat builds up in the
00:45liver and in some cases it's not caused by alcohol these are some of the major reasons we're seeing
00:51fatty liver disease in young people number one rising rates of obesity excess body fat particularly
01:00in the abdomen can increase your risk of accumulation of fat in the liver number two diets high in sugars
01:08and ultra processed foods frequent consumption of sugary drinks sweets and ultra processed snacks
01:16can increase your risk of insulin resistance and fat build up in the liver number three pre-diabetes and
01:24diabetes when your body is resistant to insulin it makes it easier for fat to build up in the liver
01:32number four physical inactivity sedentary lifestyles or sitting for long hours can contribute to metabolic
01:41problems and weight gain leading to an increased risk of fatty liver disease and number five high
01:48cholesterol and elevated triglycerides these conditions go hand in hand if you have high
01:54cholesterol then it can deposit into your liver and lead to fatty liver disease one of the biggest
02:02challenges with fatty liver disease is that it often causes no symptoms at all some people may experience
02:09pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen fatigue or have abnormal liver function tests on routine
02:17blood work while many people think fatty liver disease is harmless it can lead to inflammation scarring of
02:25the liver known as cirrhosis and liver failure it can even increase your risk of heart disease the good
02:33news is fatty liver disease can often be prevented and in many cases even reversed maintaining a healthy
02:41weight exercising regularly limiting sugary foods and drinks and controlling conditions such as diabetes and
02:49high cholesterol can go a long way in protecting your liver it's dr mariana brown the tb6 house call
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03:05high cholesterol can be treated and high cholesterol can have problems like a better way in doing
03:05the right upper quadrant of the abdomen fatigue or the right upper quadrant of the abdomen
03:06can be treated and meanwhile that they have more than 3-4-0-0.2ана
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