GENERAL

The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It is located on the upper right side of the belly. The liver is the only organ able to repair itself after injury. It is essential to life, you cannot live without it. 

- The liver assists in digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

- Is essential for developing proteins that support the muscles and immune system

- The liver stores and releases energy, vitamins and minerals

-The liver also helps maintain blood sugar

-The liver removes toxins from the bloodstream

If you arrived on this website, it is most likely because a doctor or a scan said that you have a Fatty Liver.

To this point the doctor then probably told you to go home, lose weight, change your diet and exercise more. 

You were probably told that a proper diet, weight loss and exercise could possible reverse some of the damage to your liver. This is indeed true. 

You asked "you mean there isn't a pill I could take to help this?" Sadly no, not yet anyways.

Fatty Liver disease affects an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the US Population! 

STOPFLD.COM's mission is to provide helpful links, information and help for those suffering from Fatty Liver disease.

FLD is Very common
More than 3 million US cases per year
 
Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured
 
Requires a medical diagnosis
 
Lab tests or imaging always required
 
Chronic: can last for years or be lifelong
 

 

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