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Is It Dangerous To Have Fatty Liver?
Hello Dr. m asking abt my frnd who is 25 yrs old, 5'10" ht. and 85 kg wt. in his medical report ALT lvl showing 117, AST 61.He is not daily drinker only once or twice a month..and had left it since 6 months totally.. US report is showing fatty liver..is there anything much serious????
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
Hello,
I'm dr. Klarida. Thank you for posting your question on HCM.
From what you have explained here, and the calculations, your friend has a BMI (Body mass index)= 27 which means he is slightly overweight (BMI= 20-25 normal weight; BMI= 26-30 overweight; BMI>30 obesity).
The liver function report is slightly higher, which are values who justify the cause might be the fatty liver.
Its great that he has stopped drinking, because drinking in itself may cause fatty liver.
One of the causes of fatty liver is obesity, so the liver and the enzymes will most probably return to normal if his weight would return also to normal.
Other causes may be diabetes, medication, viral hepatitis, autoimmune or inherited liver disease.
So if I was your caring doctor, I would recommend a diet with low in fat and carbohydrates, plenty of fruits an vegetables, and physical activity at least 5 times a week starting with 20 minutes and increasing gradually. Ruling our the other causes may be helpful if your friend has a risk for those, or if he hasn't yet done.
Take care
I'm dr. Klarida. Thank you for posting your question on HCM.
From what you have explained here, and the calculations, your friend has a BMI (Body mass index)= 27 which means he is slightly overweight (BMI= 20-25 normal weight; BMI= 26-30 overweight; BMI>30 obesity).
The liver function report is slightly higher, which are values who justify the cause might be the fatty liver.
Its great that he has stopped drinking, because drinking in itself may cause fatty liver.
One of the causes of fatty liver is obesity, so the liver and the enzymes will most probably return to normal if his weight would return also to normal.
Other causes may be diabetes, medication, viral hepatitis, autoimmune or inherited liver disease.
So if I was your caring doctor, I would recommend a diet with low in fat and carbohydrates, plenty of fruits an vegetables, and physical activity at least 5 times a week starting with 20 minutes and increasing gradually. Ruling our the other causes may be helpful if your friend has a risk for those, or if he hasn't yet done.
Take care
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