It filters toxins, helps digest food, stores nutrients, produces proteins, and supports hundreds of vital functions every day.
That is why doctors often call liver disease a "silent" condition.
According to Dr Suresh Raghavaiah, Senior Consultant, HPB and Multi-Organ Transplant, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, many people wrongly believe liver disease only affects those who drink alcohol.
In reality, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is now one of the leading causes of liver damage and is closely linked to obesity, diabetes, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity.
Here are eight warning signs that deserve attention.
The liver rarely complains, even when it's under pressure. It filters toxins, helps digest food, stores nutrients, produces proteins, and supports hundreds of vital functions every day. Yet, it can continue performing these jobs despite considerable damage. That is why doctors often call liver disease a "silent" condition.
According to Dr Suresh Raghavaiah, Senior Consultant, HPB and Multi-Organ Transplant, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, many people wrongly believe liver disease only affects those who drink alcohol. In reality, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is now one of the leading causes of liver damage and is closely linked to obesity, diabetes, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity.
Here are eight warning signs that deserve attention.
