Hi Graham.
I haven't stated that losing weight isn't important in Fatty Liver Disease.
If you check my previous posts and the link to the information about Fatty Liver Disease it is clear that it is important. What I did post was the information from that article which clearly states that for people who have this disease then it is important that a LOW FAT diet is recommended, otherwise it can aggravate the condition.
It is also important to note that there are different types of Fatty Liver Disease as well, requiring different methods of treatment.
Here is the extract:
Simple fatty liver usually causes no problems and rarely progresses. However, as mentioned, it can be a 'marker' for heavy alcohol drinking, which if continued, can cause more serious problems. Simple fatty liver may reverse and go away by stopping alcohol (if alcohol is the cause), with weight loss (if obese), or with good control of diabetes (if diabetes is the cause).
For alcoholic steatohepatitis the treatment is to stop drinking alcohol if at all possible.
For NASH, ( Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ) no treatment has been proved to stop the inflammation. However, the outlook is usually good. Cirrhosis and serious liver problems do not develop in most cases. It is not clear why some people with NASH progress to cirrhosis.
Probably the best ways to minimise the risk of developing serious liver problems are: slow weight reduction and exercise (if obese), a low fat diet, good control of diabetes (if diabetes is the cause). Also, it is best not to drink any alcohol, or only small amounts, to minimise this aggravating the condition. In the small number of cases where cirrhosis develops, the treatment and outlook is as for other
causes of cirrhosis.
I think we are both playing the same tune here but not necessarily all the same notes.
Ken.
