When discussing chronic disease and crucial organs, we don’t always think about the role the liver plays in our body. Yet, the liver has a role in every metabolic process in the body, including ensuring our blood sugar levels are stable or ensuring that amino acids are converted into fuel.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Kristin Kirkpatrick & Dr. Ibrahim Hanouneh to shed light on an epidemic affecting one in four people: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Dr. Hanouneh and Kristin share the biggest risk factors that lead to fatty liver disease, including metabolic dysfunction, diabetes, and insulin resistance. Dr. Hanouneh and Kristin discuss the rising prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, emphasizing major risk factors such as metabolic dysfunction, diabetes, and insulin resistance. They also explore how factors like the consumption of ultra-processed foods, sugar, and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to the increase in fatty liver cases.
Despite these challenges, there is hope. Dr. Hanouneh and Kristin share that fatty liver is a lifestyle disease, and changes to eating and lifestyle habits can effectively treat most cases of this condition.
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For more on Kristin, follow her on Instagram @fuelwellwithkrissy, Twitter @fuelwithkrissy, or her website. For more on Dr. Hanouneh, follow him via his website.
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