Risk of Diabetes, Increased by Liver Disease
Filed in archive Lifestyle , Research on October 29, 2007
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the liver disease caused by being overweight and obesity and not alcohol, has been found to increase the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Such were the findings of an Australian study recently presented at the Australian Gastroenterology Week.
According to lead researcher Dr Leon Adams, School of Medicine and Pharmacology at The University of Western Australia:
"The study establishes a link between the liver and diabetes. It also suggests that NAFLD is a step in the pathway towards the development of diabetes when we have previously thought the reverse to be true - that diabetes leads to the development of NAFLD.
The concern about NAFLD is that it can lead to inflammation and fibrosis of the liver and therefore cirrhosis-related problems. When people hear of cirrhosis they tend to think of alcohol but NAFLD occurs when the liver is affected by diet, not alcohol."
There goes one more reason to stay healthy and prevent getting overweight.
Find more details from The University of Western Australia.
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Response from:
Isibel
(05/15/08 5:04am)
Studies from Japan and Italy have shown that the prevalence of simple fatty liver in the general population ranges from 3 - 58%. The high variability in these findings is probably due to socioeconomic differences. The most important risk factors for simple fatty liver include obesity, alcohol consumption and insulin resistance.
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Yvonne
(08/06/10 2:18am)
I had NAFLD when I was not overweight. I was within the guidelines for ideal weight. I suddenly starting piling on the weight at an alarming rate, despite consulting my gp there was no help or advice. I was diagnosed finally with diabetes type 2, 3 years later. If I had been listened to, the diabetes would have been found earlier and steps taken to halt the weight increase. Its diabetes thats caused the weight increase and the fat deposits on the liver not the other way around.
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Dr. G
(08/13/10 1:51pm)
Besides the contributions of chemicals to fatty liver, the prime contributor to both fatty liver and diabetes is SUGAR!!! Specifically fructose from high fructose corn syrup, sucrose in all it's forms, and even "natural sweeteners like agave syrup. Fructose is a liver toxin and predominately turned into fat in the well-fed person.
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