Metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are essentially two definitions of the same problem.

You definitely want to avoid fatty liver

karger.com/Article/Abstra…
Substituting starch for sugar, at the same calorie intake, cut liver fat in half, in 9 days.

Evidence points to sugar (fructose) as causing fatty liver

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Higher protein diet, 30% protein, either animal or plant protein, decreased liver fat

40% carbs, lower than what most people eat but not "low carb", could also contribute to less liver fat.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome are reversible by decreasing liver fat.

Diets lower in sugar/carbs and higher in protein can do this.

Should be standard of care and this knowledge needs to be spread.

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N-acetylcysteine is a safe, effective, and cheap OTC supplement that's been shown useful in many different health conditions.

That's why the FDA doesn't want you to have it.
Here's an example of why n-acetylcysteine irks the establishment:

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Authors specifically mention how cheap NAC is:
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VO2max, or total aerobic power, is tightly correlated to blood volume and total hemoglobin.

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Any exercise that causes sufficient muscular work will increase VO2max.
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It leads to constant, low-level insulin receptor activation and failure to activate autophagy.
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excessive comfort is bad for you.

In the modern era, you need to seek out discomfort.
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Rhythms like:

*fasting/eating
*light/dark
*exercise/rest
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We're basically attempting to be comfortable all the time.

Too much comfort = disease.
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We *like* sitting on our backsides.

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7 years longer lifespan - huge.

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