In his column "Our health", on Europe 1, doctor Jimmy Mohamed gives Thursday some advice to avoid being affected by the disease of "fatty liver", which is characterized by a fattening of the organ, then an inflammation which will gradually lead to cirrhosis.

The key is in prevention, by eating in a balanced way. 

When a bad diet fattens and damages our liver.

On the occasion of the world day devoted to soda disease, also called NASH, for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Dr. Jimmy Mohamed returns to the stage which precedes this disease, "fatty liver", Thursday in his column Notre health.

And insists on the importance of eating in a balanced way. 

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Find Jimmy Mohamed's column every morning at 8:37 am on Europe 1 as well as in replay and podcast here

Behind this somewhat complicated name of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hides a fairly simple phenomenon, namely the premature wear and tear of your faith which will lead to cirrhosis without ever having drunk a single drop of alcohol. About a million French people suffer from this soda disease, sometimes even without knowing it, and 10% of them are at the stage of this famous cirrhosis.

Fatty liver is the stage that will precede this soda disease.

It is estimated that 10 million French people have foie gras.

As a reminder, the liver has a role of storing and transforming sugars.

Except that with our lifestyles and our increasingly industrialized diet, we eat more and more poorly and especially foods with more and more calories.

At first, the liver will try to store the excess calories consumed, but after a while its capacity will be overwhelmed and it will start to get fat.

Over time, this fat around the liver will cause inflammation which, little by little, will destroy it and lead to cirrhosis.

Who should we consult?

If you have fatty liver or soda sickness, I recommend that you go see your cardiologist, because at the soda sickness stage, patients have a much higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

The explanation is simple: all this fat will accumulate in your liver, but also in your arteries, which will become blocked more easily.

The importance of physical activity and a good diet

Soda sickness hardly ever gives any symptoms, but a simple blood test at your general practitioner can make the diagnosis.

The best treatment is prevention, and that is why we recommend having regular physical activity and a varied diet to take care of your liver.