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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Fatty liver''' (also known as steatorrhoeic hepatosis or steatosis hepatitis) is the fatty degeneration of the parenchymal cells causing a yellow discoloration of the liver.  It is a reversible condition where large [[vacuole]]s of [[triglyceride]] fat accumulate in [[hepatocyte|liver cells]] via the process of [[steatosis]].  Despite having multiple causes, fatty liver disease (FLD) can be considered a single [[disease]] that occurs worldwide in those with excessive [[alcohol]] intake and those who are obese (with or without effects of [[insulin resistance]]). The condition is also associated with other diseases that influence fat [[metabolism]]<ref name="reddy">{{cite journal |author=Reddy JK, Rao MS |title=Lipid metabolism and liver inflammation. II. Fatty liver disease and fatty acid oxidation |journal=Am. J. Physiol. Fatty liver disease is one of the most deadly dieases ever to be found in someone who has and its very contasious so if someons has if i were u i wouldnt be hanging around with them well thats all from me see u next time. ËĒȲȳǖGastrointest. Liver Physiol. |volume=290 |issue=5 |pages=G852-8 |year=2006 |pmid=16603729 |doi=10.1152/ajpgi.00521.2005}}</ref>. Morphologically it is difficult to distinguish alcoholic FLD from non alcoholic FLD and both show micro-[[Vesicle (biology)|vesicular]] and macrovesicular fatty changes at different stages.
 
Fatty liver is a type of [[liver disease]], characterized by [[inflammation]] of the [[liver]] with concurrent [[fat]] accumulation in liver ("steato", meaning fat, "[[hepatitis]]", meaning inflammation of the liver).  Classically seen in alcoholics, steatohepatitis also is frequently found in people with [[diabetes]] and [[obesity]].  When not associated with excessive [[alcohol]] intake, it's referred to as [[non-alcoholic steatohepatitis]], or NASH.  Steatohepatitis of either [[etiology]] may progress to [[cirrhosis]], and NASH is now believed to be a frequent cause of unexplained cirrhosis.
 
==Pathophysiology==
Fatty liver  is the fatty degeneration of the parenchymal cells causing a yellow discoloration of the liver.  It is a reversible condition where large [[vacuole]]s of [[triglyceride]] fat accumulate in [[hepatocyte|liver cells]] via the process of [[steatosis]].  Despite having multiple causes, fatty liver disease (FLD) can be considered a single [[disease]] that occurs worldwide in those with excessive [[alcohol]] intake and those who are obese (with or without effects of [[insulin resistance]]). The condition is also associated with other diseases that influence fat [[metabolism]]<ref name="reddy">{{cite journal |author=Reddy JK, Rao MS |title=Lipid metabolism and liver inflammation. II. Fatty liver disease and fatty acid oxidation |journal=Am. J. Physiol. Fatty liver disease is one of the most deadly dieases ever to be found in someone who has and its very contasious so if someons has if i were u i wouldnt be hanging around with them well thats all from me see u next time. ËĒȲȳǖGastrointest. Liver Physiol. |volume=290 |issue=5 |pages=G852-8 |year=2006 |pmid=16603729 |doi=10.1152/ajpgi.00521.2005}}</ref>. Morphologically it is difficult to distinguish alcoholic FLD from non alcoholic FLD and both show micro-[[Vesicle (biology)|vesicular]] and macrovesicular fatty changes at different stages.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Fatty liver is a type of liver disease, characterized by inflammation of the liver with concurrent fat accumulation in liver ("steato", meaning fat, "hepatitis", meaning inflammation of the liver). Classically seen in alcoholics, steatohepatitis also is frequently found in people with diabetes and obesity. When not associated with excessive alcohol intake, it's referred to as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. Steatohepatitis of either etiology may progress to cirrhosis, and NASH is now believed to be a frequent cause of unexplained cirrhosis.

Pathophysiology

Fatty liver is the fatty degeneration of the parenchymal cells causing a yellow discoloration of the liver. It is a reversible condition where large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells via the process of steatosis. Despite having multiple causes, fatty liver disease (FLD) can be considered a single disease that occurs worldwide in those with excessive alcohol intake and those who are obese (with or without effects of insulin resistance). The condition is also associated with other diseases that influence fat metabolism[1]. Morphologically it is difficult to distinguish alcoholic FLD from non alcoholic FLD and both show micro-vesicular and macrovesicular fatty changes at different stages.

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  1. Reddy JK, Rao MS (2006). "Lipid metabolism and liver inflammation. II. Fatty liver disease and fatty acid oxidation". Am. J. Physiol. Fatty liver disease is one of the most deadly dieases ever to be found in someone who has and its very contasious so if someons has if i were u i wouldnt be hanging around with them well thats all from me see u next time. ËĒȲȳǖGastrointest. Liver Physiol. 290 (5): G852–8. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00521.2005. PMID 16603729.