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    • Regular Fast Food Consumption Linked To Liver Disease: Study

    By on January 15, 2023

    California: A new study from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine has linked the regular consumption of fast food with potentially life-threatening liver disease.

    The study suggests that eating fast food can increase the likelihood of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which causes fat to build up in the liver.

    While regular fast food consumption has been linked to obesity and diabetes, researchers say this is one of the first studies to demonstrate a negative impact on the liver as well.

    As part of the study, researchers found that people who suffer from obesity or diabetes and also consume 20% of their daily calories from fast food have highly elevated levels of fat in their livers compared to the same subset of people who eat less fast food or avoid it entirely.

    The Researchers surveyed roughly 4,000 adults and reviewed their fatty liver measurements and fast-food consumption. For the study, meals from a drive-through restaurant or one without wait staff were considered “fast food.”

    Of those surveyed, slightly more than half (52%) said they consumed some fast food. Of those, 29% received at least one-fifth of their daily calories from fast food. These were the only participants that experienced a rise in liver fat levels, according to the study.

    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can lead to cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. Cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer or even liver failure.

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