Causes And Risk Factors Of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

High Cholesterol

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Their high cholesterol levels can cause an individual's nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. There are two different kinds of cholesterol found in an individual's body. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is the type that binds with other types of fat and often results in the development of plaque in the blood vessels. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol helps move low-density lipoprotein cholesterol out of the blood vessels. The liver manages cholesterol by synthesizing it to be transported to other cells, but it also removes excess cholesterol from the body. The liver does so by converting the cholesterol to a substance called bile salts, which are then synthesized into bile.

Bile moves into the gallbladder and then the intestine when needed for digestion, and the remnants of the bile following digestion are expelled through stool. The liver produces the cholesterol the body needs, so dietary cholesterol contributes to excess. When cholesterol is being consumed faster than the liver can recycle it, it builds up in the liver's cells. This mechanism can result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Metabolic Syndrome

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Another risk factor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is metabolic syndrome. This is a group of agents that considerably increases an individual's chances of developing health issues such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The liver determines metabolic abnormalities. Triglycerides and glucose, two crucial metabolic syndrome elements, are excessively produced in individuals with a fatty liver.

Obesity also increases the probability of chances of getting both metabolic syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Some common inherited metabolic disorders are Gaucher disease, Krabbe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and Hunter syndrome. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is often recognized as the manifestation of liver metabolic syndrome. Even though they are not obvious, other metabolic syndrome signs include excessive urination and thirst, blurred vision, and fatigue.

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