Patient's question:
I feel like I'm getting fatter and fatter. I don't like eating meat very much, especially around the New Year. Now I've gained another 20 pounds. Sigh, I have fatty liver now. If this continues, the situation isn't looking good. I want to go on a diet. How should fatty liver be treated?Doctor's answer:
For patients who also suffer from abnormal lipid metabolism, commonly known as hyperlipidemia, lipid-lowering drugs should be used with caution. Existing lipid-lowering drugs not only fail to effectively increase liver lipid deposition but sometimes even lead to and exacerbate liver damage. As a result, the efficacy and role of lipid-lowering in the comprehensive prevention and treatment of fatty liver disease remain debated. Fatty livers are more susceptible to damage than normal livers, especially liver injury caused by lipid-lowering. Therefore, when using lipid-lowering drugs for these two types of patients with hyperlipidemia and fatty liver, extreme caution is required. Currently, the best treatment for fatty liver is still based on removing the underlying cause. While adjusting the diet, appropriate lipid-lowering products can be selected for maintenance.