Can thin people also get fatty liver? !

In recent years, as the number of people undergoing physical examinations has increased, many people have found that they have mild to moderate fatty liver, and there are many people who are not overweight. According to statistics , one in four people suffers from fatty liver .

In contemporary society, the "weight loss trend" is popular and food safety and nutrition issues are prominent. When food intake is insufficient, weight loss is rapid or digestion is impaired, the liver cannot synthesize apolipoproteins, resulting in triglycerides accumulating in the liver and not being able to be excreted, forming fatty liver . This is why thin people also have fatty liver!

Fatty liver means that the fat in the liver is excessive, and modern medicine also calls it non-alcoholic fatty liver. Clinically, many people do not have typical symptoms , and may only have fatigue or mild abdominal discomfort . In modern medicine, if the fat in the liver exceeds 5% of the liver weight, it is called fatty liver. Fatty liver may or may not be inflamed, and this inflammation can develop into scar formation. Liver fibrosis often progresses to cirrhosis and destroys the liver structure and impairs liver function, and the step from fatty hepatitis to cirrhosis is irreversible. So start paying attention to your liver health now, and timely detection and intervention will not affect the subsequent liver health.

Fatty liver is also called spleen disease in traditional Chinese medicine. It is mainly caused by two reasons. One is that the patient usually eats too much "rich and greasy food", which causes internal heat in the middle and produces fat, turbidity, phlegm, dampness, blood stasis and toxins that block small collaterals or meridians. Another reason is the patient's spleen deficiency. The body is weak and cannot transport water and dampness. The food we consume in daily life causes the body to produce phlegm, turbidity, dampness and other wastes that cannot be eliminated in time, which blocks the liver collaterals and forms fatty liver .

Please pay attention to your liver health:

1. Being overweight

2. High levels of fat in the blood (triglycerides and cholesterol)

3. Insulin resistance

4. Use of certain medications, including corticosteroids, tamoxifen, and certain chemotherapy drugs

5. Drinking a lot of alcohol

6. Irregular eating and sleeping habits and poor nutritional status

If you have one or more of the above conditions, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a check-up immediately, or improve it by controlling your diet and exercising. But don’t worry, we will also teach you some Chinese medicine tips that you can do regularly to help improve fatty liver.

1. Massage Fenglong point : Fenglong point belongs to our Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, and is the body's phlegm-removing switch. Regular massage here can remove phlegm and make the liver more relaxed . This point is located on the outside of the calf, eight inches above the tip of the outer ankle and one inch outside the Tiaokou point. Massage twice a day for three minutes each time.

2. Massage Tianshu acupoint : Tianshu acupoint belongs to the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, located in the abdomen, 2 inches away from the navel. Massage once in the morning and evening every day, each time for 3 minutes.

3. Massage the Zusanli acupoint : Zusanli belongs to the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming. It is located on the outer side of the calf, below the outer knee. Place your four fingers together, one finger away from the tibia. Massage it once in the morning and evening every day for three minutes each time.

Early detection, early intervention and early treatment of fatty liver are the fundamental means to avoid irreversible cirrhosis and hepatitis!!!

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Written by: Wu Yuan

Reviewer: Li Yinlong