
At Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola discusses the benefits of vitamin K in fighting fatty liver. Fatty liver is a problem that has grown to face a quarter of adults around the world. Mercola writes:
Fatty liver disease is fast becoming an epidemic, with one-fourth of adults globally now struggling with it.1 Many are unaware that they have this condition, until severe symptoms manifest. If not addressed immediately, it could lead to liver failure, internal bleeding, or liver cancer.
The good news is that fatty liver disease is preventable, and that you actually have more control over your liver health than you think. An easy way to protect your liver health is by consuming a nutritious, well-balanced diet. One of the nutrients that will significantly help is vitamin K — recent studies have provided supporting evidence on this.
Moderate Vitamin K Intake Lowers Risk of Death in People with Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease has undergone a major conceptual shift, both in how it’s diagnosed and in how its root causes are understood. Today, the term metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has replaced older labels like nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
I prefer to describe this condition as simply “fatty liver disease.” The additional attribution to cause is just medical jargon that provides no additional information about the condition itself, and all three are synonyms for fatty liver disease.
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