liver and gallbladder disorders
Fatty Liver
Causes of Fatty Liver
Themost common causesof fatty liver in the United States and other Western countries are Consumption of large amounts of Alcohol Use None Obesity resistance (as can occur in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) ), and high levels of fats (triglycerides and cholesterol) in the blood Toxins Certain drugs, including corticosteroids,tamoxifen, and certain chemotherapy drugs Hereditary metabolic disorders Pregnancy resistance, and high triglyceride and/or cholesterol levels is called Metabolic Syndrome . All of these conditions cause fat to accumulate in liver cells by causing the body to synthesize more fat or by processing (metabolizing) and excreting fat more slowly. As a result, fat accumulates and is then stored inside liver cells. Just consuming a high-fat diet does not result in fatty liver. Rarely, fat accumulates in the liver during late pregnancy. This disorder, called Fatty liver of pregnancy or microvesicular steatosis, is usually considered a different disorder from fatty liver. Eating high-fat foods, by itself, does not cause fatty liver. 