January 12, 2012
I have been overweight since I was childhood. How long would it be before I would get fatty liver disease?
Category: Liver Disease
To be more exact, how at risk am I to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. I was diagnosed as obese at age 15 and my weight has only gone up since then. At time of diagnosis, I weighed roughly 245 and now I weigh 315. I am 21 now.
No, I’m not aiming for this disease. I would just like to know how at risk I am for developing this.
I have just started nursing school.
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January 12th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
what? you aiming for it? lose some weight. you sound as though you are aiming for the goal…
January 12th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Try to reduce your weight, exercise, healthy eating and positive thinking. Then the stress of worrying about a fatty liver will be just a memory.
January 12th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Are you a first year med student?
Gee age 15 at 245 and age 21 at 315 that’s a span of 6 years and a weight gain of 70 pounds on average about 11.66 pounds per year so that means……………………………
Actually the insulin resistance rate will determine the onset of fatty liver which may or may not interfere with liver function and developing cirrhosis of the liver. Metabolic activity may also influence the liver and also the intake of certain medications.
January 12th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Fatty liver is probably the least of your worries. This is a question you should pose to your physician. Research suggest that your triglyceride level would be most indicative, followed by your body mass index (BMI), alanine transaminase levels, (ALT), gamma-glutamyl-transferase (GGT), and waist circumference. All of these factors (except waist circumference) require blood tests.