How Dangerous is Fatty Liver Disease

The dangers of fatty liver include inducing cirrhosis, liver cancer, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases. 1. Cirrhosis and liver cancer: fatty liver is often accompanied by pathological changes such as hepatocyte degeneration, necrosis and regenerative disorders, which can induce cirrhosis in the long term, and the persistent cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer. 2. Coronary heart disease, hypertension: fatty liver has abnormal lipid metabolism, long-term abnormal lipid metabolism will promote atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is an important mechanism to cause hypertension and coronary heart disease. 3. Diabetes: liver is involved in sugar metabolism, fatty liver will affect liver function, induce and aggravate sugar metabolism dysregulation, thus triggering diabetes. If you have fatty liver, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice to cooperate with the treatment.