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I have non-alcoholic fatty liver, but my gi doc doesn't know why because i have zero risk factors. do i need a liver biopsy? should it be investigated
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Loose weight: Only proven way to help fatty liver is to loose weight. You don't need biopsy
Answered 5/24/2014
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Need more info: It depends on how the diagnosis was arrived at: do you have elevated liver enzymes? What imaging studies have been performed?
Answered 5/24/2014
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Genes play a role: One major gene was just reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Don't ask 'why', but focus on your best treatment -- aerobic fitness. This will greatly improve your life both now and in the decades to come.
Answered 5/24/2014
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