Topic: fatty liver

With so many studies out there telling you what you should and shouldn’t consume in order to maintain health, it’s easy to get confused. When some new study says exercise is great, another new study will say that exercise will kill you dead in your tracks. Sometimes you have to ignore the de rigeur medical miracle and go with what your gut tells you. Or, in this case, what your liver tells you. A new study out of Japan says that moderate weekly drinking of wine and beer could actually reduce the inflammation of a fatty liver. If you’re like me, and you don’t drink at all, you’re thinking, “Well I guess that’s good for those who enjoy a pint after work, but it doesn’t affect me.” Wrong! To add confusion to the mix, the study also suggests that teetotalers are actually at greater risk at developing a fatty liver than a moderate drinker. Wait, what? After years of telling us that alcohol consumption is a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver disease (including failure), now scientists want us to drink up? Excuse me if I don’t immediately run to my local pub to make up for lost time. More »