In healthy people, liver fat usually accounts for about 3.5-5%. However, when suffering from fatty liver disease, the amount of fat accumulated in liver cells can increase to 40-50%, and can even reach 70%.
Fatty liver often progress silently, without obvious symptoms. Some patients may feel slightly tired, eat poorly, or have an unusual feeling in the right lower ribs. In some rare cases, the patient may experience bloating, nausea...
To accurately diagnose fatty liver disease, patients need to have a liver ultrasound or specialized tests.
When the liver is fatty, the formation of phospholipids in liver cells decreases, and the amount of lipoprotein in huyet tuong also decreases. In the long run, this condition negatively affects the nervous system and contributes to promoting atherosclerosis.
Albumin is an essential protein that helps maintain the normal functioning of organs in the body. When the liver is fatty, the liver's metabolic function is disrupted, especially the ability to synthesize albumin. albumin deficiency can lead to physical and mental fatigue, loss of appetite and susceptibility to diseases due to a weakened immune system.
If liver cells continue to be damaged and fibrotic, this process will lead to cirrhosis. In particular, for people who already have viral hepatitis or have the habit of drinking a lot of alcohol, fatty liver will progress faster to the stage of cirrhosis. Some studies show that about 70% of cases of cirrhosis can progress to liver cancer. Therefore, cirrhosis is considered a dangerous transition period between fatty liver and liver cancer.
However, if the patient is detected early and treated properly according to the doctor's instructions, the disease progression can be controlled, helping to prevent or slow down the process of liver fibrosis.
