Dr. Ibrahim Hanouneh

Yeah, thank you very much for having us. Fatty liver disease, like you indicated, it's epidemic. You know, it's very common. You look around you, you look at your family members, one out of four people have fatty liver disease. Just think about that for a second. One out of four people you're going to meet today have fatty liver disease. This is very common.

Yeah, thank you very much for having us. Fatty liver disease, like you indicated, it's epidemic. You know, it's very common. You look around you, you look at your family members, one out of four people have fatty liver disease. Just think about that for a second. One out of four people you're going to meet today have fatty liver disease. This is very common.

Yeah, thank you very much for having us. Fatty liver disease, like you indicated, it's epidemic. You know, it's very common. You look around you, you look at your family members, one out of four people have fatty liver disease. Just think about that for a second. One out of four people you're going to meet today have fatty liver disease. This is very common.

The problem, this is a silent disease until too late in the game, until you have, God forbid, liver cirrhosis or liver cancer, or there is need for liver transplantation. We don't want to wait, obviously, that long. The key is to detect fatty liver disease early on and reverse it before it's too late in the game. And because it's silent disease early on, because it doesn't have symptoms,

The problem, this is a silent disease until too late in the game, until you have, God forbid, liver cirrhosis or liver cancer, or there is need for liver transplantation. We don't want to wait, obviously, that long. The key is to detect fatty liver disease early on and reverse it before it's too late in the game. And because it's silent disease early on, because it doesn't have symptoms,

The problem, this is a silent disease until too late in the game, until you have, God forbid, liver cirrhosis or liver cancer, or there is need for liver transplantation. We don't want to wait, obviously, that long. The key is to detect fatty liver disease early on and reverse it before it's too late in the game. And because it's silent disease early on, because it doesn't have symptoms,

And the key is screening. And on that note, I would say if you do have metabolic risk factors, specifically type 2 diabetes, you need to be screened for fatty liver. You need to ask your doctor, do I have fatty liver?

And the key is screening. And on that note, I would say if you do have metabolic risk factors, specifically type 2 diabetes, you need to be screened for fatty liver. You need to ask your doctor, do I have fatty liver?

And the key is screening. And on that note, I would say if you do have metabolic risk factors, specifically type 2 diabetes, you need to be screened for fatty liver. You need to ask your doctor, do I have fatty liver?

If you have high blood pressure, if you have high cholesterol, if you are overweight, if you have family history of fatty liver disease, if you have sleep apnea, polycystic ovarian syndrome, very common disease, You know, those are the signs in my mind to get screened for fatty liver disease early on, you know, before it's too late in the game.

If you have high blood pressure, if you have high cholesterol, if you are overweight, if you have family history of fatty liver disease, if you have sleep apnea, polycystic ovarian syndrome, very common disease, You know, those are the signs in my mind to get screened for fatty liver disease early on, you know, before it's too late in the game.

If you have high blood pressure, if you have high cholesterol, if you are overweight, if you have family history of fatty liver disease, if you have sleep apnea, polycystic ovarian syndrome, very common disease, You know, those are the signs in my mind to get screened for fatty liver disease early on, you know, before it's too late in the game.

Because when it's too late in the game, you know, it's difficult to reverse it, quite frankly, and it will lead to significant symptoms such as jaundice, yellow eyes, sometimes distension in the abdomen, occasionally bleeding from the GI tract. affect mental status, et cetera. We don't want to wait that long. We want to find it early on.

Because when it's too late in the game, you know, it's difficult to reverse it, quite frankly, and it will lead to significant symptoms such as jaundice, yellow eyes, sometimes distension in the abdomen, occasionally bleeding from the GI tract. affect mental status, et cetera. We don't want to wait that long. We want to find it early on.

Because when it's too late in the game, you know, it's difficult to reverse it, quite frankly, and it will lead to significant symptoms such as jaundice, yellow eyes, sometimes distension in the abdomen, occasionally bleeding from the GI tract. affect mental status, et cetera. We don't want to wait that long. We want to find it early on.

I actually, if I may add, there is another analogy which I use with my patient I call the liver TSA gate. You go to the airport, you got to stop by the TSA, you know, before he gets in. Same with the liver. Anything comes to your body has to stop filtered by the liver before it gets in. You know, the bad, the bad guys out, the good guys in.

I actually, if I may add, there is another analogy which I use with my patient I call the liver TSA gate. You go to the airport, you got to stop by the TSA, you know, before he gets in. Same with the liver. Anything comes to your body has to stop filtered by the liver before it gets in. You know, the bad, the bad guys out, the good guys in.

I actually, if I may add, there is another analogy which I use with my patient I call the liver TSA gate. You go to the airport, you got to stop by the TSA, you know, before he gets in. Same with the liver. Anything comes to your body has to stop filtered by the liver before it gets in. You know, the bad, the bad guys out, the good guys in.

And, and what happened when you have fatty liver disease, your liver is overwhelmed. There's so much fat inflammation, et cetera. So some of the bad guys going to get in and, and that's going to affect your body. That's going to lead to fatigue. you know, sometimes pain in the right upper side of your belly, and then eventually, obviously, liver damage, liver cirrhosis.

And, and what happened when you have fatty liver disease, your liver is overwhelmed. There's so much fat inflammation, et cetera. So some of the bad guys going to get in and, and that's going to affect your body. That's going to lead to fatigue. you know, sometimes pain in the right upper side of your belly, and then eventually, obviously, liver damage, liver cirrhosis.