Patient's question:
My husband is not fat at all; you could say he's quite thin, but surprisingly, he has fatty liver disease, which feels very strange to me. Sometimes he drinks beer, and to help him gain weight, I make him eat a lot of greasy food. Now, sometimes he even feels weak in his limbs.Doctor's answer:
Fatty liver refers to an inflammation caused by various reasons leading to excessive fat accumulation within liver cells. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a serious threat to the health of Chinese people, ranking as the third major liver disease after viral hepatitis, and has rightly been recognized as a common cause of hidden cirrhosis. Malnutrition: Long-term hunger or gastrointestinal digestive and absorption disorders can lead to insufficient protein in the body, resulting in a lack of raw materials for apolipoproteins, causing triglycerides to accumulate in the liver and leading to fatty liver. Excessive long-term alcohol consumption: Ethanol can disrupt the catabolism of liver cells, enhancing the production of fatty acids and increasing their hydrolysis, continuously increasing the content of fatty acids in the blood.