Thread by @DrBPHealth

Many have heard of fatty liver disease.

Some have been diagnosed with fatty liver disease.

But most really don’t know what it is.

I’ll simply explain it & why you don’t want it.

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There are 2 main types of Fatty Liver Disease (FLD):

1.Alcohol-related Fatty Liver Disease (ALD)

2.Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Only 5% of fatty livers are due to alcohol in the United States.

What most refer to as “fatty liver” is more commonly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Which is occurring due to a completely different process.

In fact, in recent decades in both the Middle East and Western nations there has been a sharp increase in the amount of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. India’s rates are rising too.

Why is that?

It has a lot to do with metabolic function of these nations.

If we re-wind a little, when I was growing up, it was fairly uncommon to see a thinner adult man with a pendulous belly.

My grandfather was one of the few.

Back then, we called it a “beer belly” because most often it was due to drinking too much beer or alcohol.

We didn’t see it as common in the average adult male like we do today.

Your liver must process alcohol differently.

It also deposits more visceral fat. This is the fat around your vital organs in your abdomen and chest.

The buildup of visceral fat gave the big belly.

Which also often coincides with someone having a fatty liver.

Nowadays, having a big belly is commonplace in American culture. Even in younger guys.

It’s often referred to as a “dad bod.”

But it is not due to alcohol the majority of the time.

So, what made the massive change?

In short:
It is what is now put in food and what we consume.

Not only is this causing fatty liver, but it also causes increases in:

•Weight
•Triglycerides
•Cholesterol
•Heart Disease
•Type 2 Diabetes
•And so much more!

When I see someone with a “dad bod”, I don’t think:
“Oh, that guy is fat!”

I instead, think:
“Oh, that guy probably has little energy, brain fog, doesn’t sleep great, feels sluggish, aches and hurts, has fatty liver disease, and is going to die early and not see as much of his kids and grandkids life.”

And 90%+ of the time I’d be right.

Why?

Because this type of physique is due to metabolic dysfunction.

And I’ve see too many patients that tell me these exact things when they come in.

And their blood work matches what I wrote about earlier.

They've (more often than not) also been told they have fatty liver disease.

Specifically, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Which is now being changed and called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

As the name implies, it’s metabolic dysfunction that is at the root cause of the problem.

This metabolic dysfunction literally leads to excess fat deposits within the liver.

Hence the name, fatty liver.

So How Does Fatty Liver Occur?

Essentially, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is due to 3 primary causes:

•Insulin Resistance
•Elevated Blood Sugars
•Elevated Triglycerides

They are all very closely related.

You have to address these in order to reverse the fatty liver.

If you don’t address these, your will GREATLY increase your risk of:

•Heart Disease
•Type 2 Diabetes
•Strokes
•Cancer
•Decreased Quality of Life
•An Early Death

Unfortunately, there is no medication or supplement you can take that will simply address the fatty liver.

It will take a different set of “tools” for you to address and reverse it.

Which can be done!

Tomorrow in my free newsletter, I will discuss the exact steps to do so.

I will also cover an ingredient that you want to steer clear of… which has become so prevalent in the last 20-30 years!

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