The Dose22:40What do I need to know about fatty liver disease?
It’s a disease many have never heard of — yet it affects about 25 per cent of Canadians.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease happens when fat builds up in the liver. Experts say it’s hard to say what exactly causes it, but it’s associated with poor diet and not enough exercise.
Most people experience no symptoms of fatty liver disease — so you may not know you have it.
If left untreated, it can lead to more serious liver disease, such as cancer, and land you on a liver transplant wait-list.
“Your liver has tremendous reserve. Until you’re down to about less than 20 per cent,
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