Fast food lovers are threatened with dangerous liver disease.
'17.02.2019'
Source: Interlocutor
Eating with a lot of fatty foods can cause dangerous liver disease.
Researchers have discovered another danger of fast food: the study showed that a diet high in fat and cholesterol causes changes in the immune system that can trigger non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, writes Interlocutor. This is the most dangerous type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
The disease is a collection of fat in the liver in people who either do not drink alcohol at all or drink a minimum amount of it. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can develop into complete cirrhosis and even cancer, especially in patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes.
Researchers at the University of Southern California, during experiments using laboratory mice, found that a fat diet causes changes in the immune system that lead to inflammation of the liver and scarring. It was also possible to identify ways in which this negative process can be stopped.
The authors of the study emphasize that humanity today has a great need to better understand the causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, so that doctors have the opportunity to save the lives of patients.
