Worse than liquor for your liver

Most people think liver disease only happens to alcoholics. But the truth is that being overweight or obese actually puts you at a much higher risk for liver damage than alcohol. In fact, alcohol contributes to only 6% of liver damage. But obesity contributes to 52% of liver disease. And if you’re obese, you’re 400% more likely to develop liver damage than a normal-weight individual.1 That’s why about 30% of people in America have some form of chronic fatty liver disease. It’s called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD causes painful swelling and scarring of the liver.  And I blame modern food companies. Our food supply is now drenched in Big Agra’s high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Just like alcohol, HFCS is toxic to the liver. Unlike other sugars it goes straight to your liver. It doesn’t go into your muscles and tissues for energy. It promotes the formation of new fat molecules. It triggers your liver cells to store this fat where it doesn’t belong. Our food is also loaded with bad fats, chemicals, preservatives and additives that are very hard for your liver to metabolize.  All these toxins inflame your liver and give you NAFLD. But it gets worse…  NAFLD can progress an even more deadly form known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). About 10% to 30% of NAFLD patients develop NASH. And they are more likely to die from their liver disease. NASH can progress to hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver fai...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Health Weight Loss Source Type: news