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Did you know that fatty liver disease can affect up to 25% of individuals in the United States?
Fatty liver is a hot topic in gastroenterology and hepatology. It is a condition that is very common in the United States and is a disease that is expected to continue to affect more people in the coming years. That is because the fatty liver is associated with other morbidities, such as diabetes, obesity, and metabolic diseases. Because of this connection with other diseases, it is expected that fatty liver disease will be a major healthcare issue in the future.
The fatty liver disease is diagnosed by ultrasound imaging or the physician might incidentally see images through MRI or CAT scans, so these are more like incidental findings. The primary care physician typically picks up the condition and conducts further workup to rule out other common liver conditions before a diagnosis is made.
Many people with fatty liver disease don't have any symptoms that they can continue their daily activities normally, but when the disease progresses, that's the time the symptoms appear and then they go to see a hepatologist. Basically what we do is implement diet control and make the patient do a lot of exercises, so patient education is very important to treat this condition.
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