Fatty liver disease: ‘Darkened skin patches’ over your knuckles, elbows and knees are sign

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It says: “It is very important that the amount of scarring in your liver is tested as part of your NAFLD diagnosis. This is the main sign of how advanced your liver disease is.”

The organisation explains: “The main treatment for NAFLD is eating a healthy diet, being more physically active and (if needed) losing weight.

“This might seem like very general advice, but these steps all reduce liver fat and inflammation. For example, for people who are overweight, evidence shows losing five to 10 percent of their body weight can stop and sometimes even reverse liver damage.

“There are currently no medicines to specifically treat NAFLD. But there is a lot of research being done to develop some.”

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