Fatty liver is also known as hepatic steatosis. It happens when fat builds up in the liver. Having small amounts of fat in your liver is normal, but too much can become a health problem. Experiencing abdominal pain could be a sign you’re at risk of the dangerous condition.
A person with fatty liver disease may lose their appetite, or feel weak, or vomit blood.
Bleeding in the gut can occur, or liver cancer, and when cirrhosis occurs – scarring of the liver – cutting out alcohol completely is “essential”.
By the time cirrhosis occurs, the liver stops working complete and you can die from liver failure.
Those who need a liver transplant will only be considered for the operation if you don’t drink alcohol for “at least three months”.
The advice given to people with fatty liver disease has been to exercise, count calories and lose weight, but – as we all know – most people fail, and the fat remains in the same place, said Diet Doctor.
The site added: “That’s why it is an important breakthrough that researchers at the University of Gothenburg have showed that the fat can go away without substantial weight loss.
“The participants in the study simply continued to eat the same number of calories, but swapped carbs for protein.
“Within just two weeks, the liver was significantly thinner than before.”