Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease

Lifestyle changes improve liver function

(HealthDay News) - Fatty liver disease is a condition whose name describes it perfectly: excess fat builds up in the liver.

This excess fat can cause inflammation in the liver, and this can eventually lead to dangerous hardening of the organ.

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Although fatty liver disease cannot be cured, here are some treatments to help reduce or reverse damage, courtesy of the American Liver Foundation:

• Lose weight sensibly through a healthy, balanced diet and regular exercise.
• Lower triglyceride levels through diet and exercise, or through medications.
• Do not drink alcohol.
• Diabetics should keep their disease well under control.
• Eat a healthy, low-calorie and low-fat diet.
• Exercise regularly.
• Have regular checkups and exams with a doctor who specializes in liver diseases.

-- Diana Kohnle