Thin people may also have visceral obesity. What causes it?

The so-called fatty liver refers to a disease in which fat mainly composed of triglycerides is excessively deposited in the liver. Clinically called fatty liver disease, it can be divided into nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcoholic fatty liver disease. "Non-alcoholic" is related to metabolic dysfunction, dietary nutrition and congenital factors, while "alcoholic" is caused by excessive drinking. All the above factors will lead to the accumulation of triglycerides in liver cells, thus affecting the lipid metabolism of liver cells. If these factors continue to act, fatty liver can develop into steatohepatitis, and then further develop into cirrhosis and even liver cancer.

The patients are younger.

Zhou: It is worth noting that at present, more and more people are joining the army of fatty liver patients. Patients are not only younger, but also many patients with "skinny" fatty liver. The incidence of fatty liver is increasing year by year, and the incidence of fatty liver with overnutrition is the highest, and the patients are mainly young and middle-aged men. However, many young people still don't pay attention to it.

20% of outpatients with fatty liver are thin.

Zhou: Thin people who look healthy have fatty liver. It is generally believed that only fat people have fatty liver. Zhou explained that fatty liver is not a patent for fat people. Some people who usually say that "no matter how much they eat, they won't gain meat" may be "pseudo-skinny people" with obese internal organs. In addition, many young girls only eat cucumbers or apples every day in pursuit of slimness, which will cause serious damage to the body and liver over time, and may also be found by fatty liver. Deputy Chief Physician Zhou said that there are three distribution forms of fat in human body, the most common one is accumulated in subcutaneous tissue, and excessive fat intake causes hyperlipidemia or fatty liver. Most obese people put fat under the skin. Fatty liver in thin people is due to abnormal fat distribution and metabolic function, and fat accumulates in the liver, so this kind of people is called visceral obesity.

The key is to nip in the bud.

Zhou: Whether it is simple fatty liver or steatohepatitis, we should treat the cause and control the primary disease. For example, abstinence from alcohol is absolutely effective for alcoholic fatty liver; Most drug-induced fatty liver may get better within 2 ~ 3 months after stopping using suspicious drugs in time. Fatty liver caused by long-term hunger, protein and insufficient calorie intake may improve liver lesions to some extent after supplementing enough calories; Some patients with early fatty liver can reverse their illness by losing weight. The key to prevent obese fatty liver is to effectively control your weight and waist circumference.

"Regular physical examination, timely detection of problems and symptomatic treatment are very important." Deputy Director Zhou reminded patients that if they have fatty liver, they should not take an indifferent attitude, be too nervous or even go to the hospital. It is necessary to improve the correct understanding of fatty liver and its related diseases, gradually establish a healthy lifestyle and eating habits, and go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment when necessary, so as to plan ahead, clarify the cause and treat the symptoms.