Fatty Liver is Not Only For Drinkers; It’s a Silent Pandemic

Munching on a chocolate bar or grabbing a pair of chips, the youngsters are unaware of getting trapped in a chronic syndrome.

Fatty liver is silently hitting the youth. It is no longer a disease confined to old age.

It is rapidly rising, affecting the majority of young girls and boys at the age of school or college.

The conundrum is that the condition remains silent.

The condition gradually reaches the advanced stages.

Know the fatty liver disorder – 

It is a chronic liver condition.

It starts from the accumulation of fat in the liver.

It can cause tissue scarring and advanced liver disorder.

The high amount of fat can cause inflammation.

It causes tissue injury.

What are the fatty liver types? 

Alcoholic Fatty Liver – 

Fatty liver is usually caused by alcohol.

Alcohol reduces fat metabolism.

It causes fat deposits in the liver.

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver – 

The accumulation of fat in the liver is due to metabolic dysfunction.

The liver function gets impaired due to –

• Obesity
• Diabetes
• High lipids

Why is fatty liver disease happening more in the young? 

Lifestyle is the leading factor.

The prolonged hours of desk jobs combined with processed food.

Use of excessive salts and sugars.

Poor sleep habits combine to cause-

•  Metabolic dysfunction.
• Distorts glucose metabolism
• Disrupts fat breakdown

Fatty liver causes other than alcohol- 

Obesity/excess weight –  

The excess fat settles in the liver tissues.

It can lead to inflammation.

It often causes insulin resistance.

Poor diet – 

The high intake of processed food.

The extra calories get accumulated as fat.

The body is unable to metabolize glucose. It deposits in the form of fat.

Metabolic disorders – 

These interfere with insulin sensitivity.

Inhibits fat breakdown.

It causes excess fat production and its accumulation in the liver.

Physical inactivity- 

Due to reduced physical activity, the fat is not metabolized or burned.

The fat gets stored in the liver.

It leads to liver dysfunction.

Rapid weight loss diets- 

It overloads the liver to burn excessive fats.

It causes inflammation.

Fat breakdown causes fatty acid influx.

It can cause nutritional deficiency.

It causes the liver to work hard.

What are symptoms of fatty liver? 

At an early stage the fatty liver does not show symptoms.

It progresses to form advanced disease.

• Fatigue and weakness
• Abdominal pain
• Fluid retention
• Loss of appetite
• Unusual weight loss

The treatment and medicines used in fatty liver –

The fatty liver can be reversed by changing lifestyle and habits.

Improving diet and exercise can cause a reversal.

The advanced stages include the use of liver supportive medicines like –

Udikast 300 – Ursodeoxycholic acid tablets

Ocabest 10 – Obeticholic acid tablets

Aprazer Healthcare – Pioneering Liver Medicines 

Aprazer Healthcare is the leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

We are focused on manufacturing drugs targeting liver diseases and the underlying causes.

We have top-class R&D infrastructure.

Aprazer Healthcare is a major player in manufacturing advanced liver care medicines.

We specialize in manufacturing oncology treatment drugs for liver cancer.

We are the largest hepatology medicine manufacturer.

We manufacture drugs for chronic liver diseases like –

• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Primary biliary cholangitis
• Fatty liver