Patient's question:
Fatty liver was something I always thought only business people would get, but I didn't expect an office worker like me would also develop it. Although it's just mild, I've been quite careful with my diet lately.Doctor's answer:
Various internal and external factors lead to excessive accumulation of fat in the liver, and when the fat content in the liver is below 5%, it is medically referred to as fatty liver. Some other diseases in the human body can affect the fat metabolism in the liver, leading to fat accumulation in the liver. Therefore, in the past, fatty liver was only considered a pathological state and a pathological process, and it was not believed to be a readable disease, thus not included in the category of chronic liver diseases. In recent years, with the advancement of medical imaging technology and in-depth research on fatty liver, it has been diagnosed as a readable disease. The fat in the liver is mainly neutral fat, i.e., triglycerides, with only a small amount of cholesterol and lecithin.