The Health Pulse

The Silent Liver Epidemic | Episode 68


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Your liver could be in serious trouble—and you might not even know it. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the silent but growing epidemic of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the advanced and inflammatory form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) now emerging as a leading cause of liver failure worldwide.

We explore how insulin resistance, high-fructose diets, and modern sedentary lifestyles trigger a metabolic cascade that overloads the liver with fat, drives inflammation, and leads to scarring—even in people who feel perfectly healthy. You’ll learn how fructose metabolism, de novo lipogenesis, and oxidative stress play central roles in this condition, and why NASH is so often found in those with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and high triglycerides.

More importantly, we share hopeful, evidence-based strategies to reverse early-stage liver damage—including the benefits of weight loss, low-carb and Mediterranean diets, and regular physical activity, even without major weight change.

If you haven’t checked your liver enzymes lately, this episode could be the nudge that changes everything.

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