This may help
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/Basics/steatosis_09.pdf
Keith
So fatty liver is not associated with having hep c? I'm 34 have never been overweight and eat really healthy.
The only place fat in a liver is good is in ducks and geese for foie gras :)
Fortunately fatty liver can be reversed if someone eats a low fat diet, exercises and loses weight.
I'm sure 1/2 the people in the USA have some sort of fatty liver.
Fatty liver is just what its name suggests: the build-up of fat in the liver cells. Although this is not a normal condition, fat in the liver usually causes no damage by itself. However, on some occasions it can be a sign that other more harmful conditions are at work. Fatty liver may be associated with or may lead to inflammation of the liver. This can cause scarring and hardening of the liver. When scarring becomes extensive, it is called cirrhosis, and this is a very serious condition. Therefore, it is important that a physician thoroughly examine a patient with fat in the liver.