Fatty liver is the accumulation of
Possible explanations of fatty liver include the transfer of fat from other parts of the body or an increase in the extraction of fat presented to the liver from the intestine. Other explanations are that the liver reduces the rate it breaks down and removes fat. Eating fatty foods does not by itself produce a fatty liver.
Alcohol,
Fats in our diet are also important since they provide the energy to help us keep our body temperature and protect some of our body tissues... Read more »
I have a fatty liver. There aren’t any symptoms, but the sonogram that I just had confirmed it. My doctor suspected it when a couple of... Read more »
If you read my articles about diabetes here regularly, you might have noticed that I rarely cover four topics in the news:1. Knowing the... Read more »
With all the ways that we have now to treat fatty liver disease I don't understand why any of us still have it. Yet most people with... Read more »
It’s already the end of January. Where has the time gone? I know that some of the time has been spent outside trying to keep up with... Read more »
A new study suggests that the medication Acomplia may prevent and treat fatty liver disease. The study, led by the drug company that makes Acomplia,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Several classes of drugs are used to treat hypertension.DiureticsDiuretics help the kidneys get rid of excess salt and water. They are the mainstays... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
www.acc.org -- American College of Cardiologywww.americanheart.org -- American Heart Associationwww.ash-us.org -- American Society of... Read more »
A reader who has had problems with side effects from blood-pressure drugs asks pharmacists Joe and Teresa Graedon if it is possible to control high... Read more »
An analysis of worldwide data shows that overall blood pressure readings dropped from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. However, no detectable... Read more »