Dr. Yousef Elyaman

We need to tame it with a particular drug. But up until March, before that, what would they be telling you? Some would say, ask your doctor if he would prescribe semaglutide for you. Ozempic. Ozempic. That's currently what they'll tell you. For weight loss, because when you lose weight, fatty liver gets better. Right. So what would we do? We would take a look at the FibroScore.

We need to tame it with a particular drug. But up until March, before that, what would they be telling you? Some would say, ask your doctor if he would prescribe semaglutide for you. Ozempic. Ozempic. That's currently what they'll tell you. For weight loss, because when you lose weight, fatty liver gets better. Right. So what would we do? We would take a look at the FibroScore.

We need to tame it with a particular drug. But up until March, before that, what would they be telling you? Some would say, ask your doctor if he would prescribe semaglutide for you. Ozempic. Ozempic. That's currently what they'll tell you. For weight loss, because when you lose weight, fatty liver gets better. Right. So what would we do? We would take a look at the FibroScore.

And I do want to talk about this FibroScore, or the FibroScan, because this is extremely important.

And I do want to talk about this FibroScore, or the FibroScan, because this is extremely important.

And I do want to talk about this FibroScore, or the FibroScan, because this is extremely important.

Lose weight.

Lose weight.

Lose weight.

Yes, unfortunately we don't. So semi-glutide. Okay, I was down picker, right? Yeah. And then? Yeah, and that's it. And then they just kind of leave you there. And most of them are not getting a fibroscan. Most of them don't know how bad it is. They don't know if they have fibrosis, which is hardening or not. And they just kind of wait until things get really bad.

Yes, unfortunately we don't. So semi-glutide. Okay, I was down picker, right? Yeah. And then? Yeah, and that's it. And then they just kind of leave you there. And most of them are not getting a fibroscan. Most of them don't know how bad it is. They don't know if they have fibrosis, which is hardening or not. And they just kind of wait until things get really bad.

Yes, unfortunately we don't. So semi-glutide. Okay, I was down picker, right? Yeah. And then? Yeah, and that's it. And then they just kind of leave you there. And most of them are not getting a fibroscan. Most of them don't know how bad it is. They don't know if they have fibrosis, which is hardening or not. And they just kind of wait until things get really bad.

They might give you metformin or they'll give you the Ozempic or maybe some of the... Although metformin hasn't been found to decrease fatty liver disease, it's kind of... But they may give you that. They definitely will say, you have a high risk of heart disease, so make sure you're on a statin drug. So they will put you on a statin drug. And the problem is it's a double-edged sword.

They might give you metformin or they'll give you the Ozempic or maybe some of the... Although metformin hasn't been found to decrease fatty liver disease, it's kind of... But they may give you that. They definitely will say, you have a high risk of heart disease, so make sure you're on a statin drug. So they will put you on a statin drug. And the problem is it's a double-edged sword.

They might give you metformin or they'll give you the Ozempic or maybe some of the... Although metformin hasn't been found to decrease fatty liver disease, it's kind of... But they may give you that. They definitely will say, you have a high risk of heart disease, so make sure you're on a statin drug. So they will put you on a statin drug. And the problem is it's a double-edged sword.

The statin drug can cause liver toxicity, but also it can change the way the lipid metabolism. So you know you may be hurting the liver, but you may be helping the heart, right? So it's kind of one of those.

The statin drug can cause liver toxicity, but also it can change the way the lipid metabolism. So you know you may be hurting the liver, but you may be helping the heart, right? So it's kind of one of those.

The statin drug can cause liver toxicity, but also it can change the way the lipid metabolism. So you know you may be hurting the liver, but you may be helping the heart, right? So it's kind of one of those.