https://youtu.be/DyUr2K8JT6E Fatty liver is an extremely common condition found in nearly 25-40% of adult population. Its increasingly being diagnosed early due to wider and easier availability of ultrasound . It is source of major worry and concern for patient's diagnosed with fatty liver. Usually the abdominal ultrasound is performed for a completely different reason , and presence of fatty liver takes the patient completely by surprise. However , there is a lot of benefit of being diagnosed early with fatty liver rather than late as I explain in the video. In last 5-10 years , lots of new scientific understanding has emerged with regards to fatty liver and its usually addressed as NAFLD(Non-alcoholic Fatty liver disease ) or NASH (Non-alcoholic Steato-hepatitis) in scientific literature. NAFLD/NASH has quickly become the most common causes of chronic liver disease in many countries across the globe and lots of scientific research is currently focussed around the same .About 5-10% of patient's diagnosed with fatty liver would eventually have cirrhosis. However, in early stages the liver damage is completely reversible and prevent the development of cirrhosis if correct and timely interventions are done. Hence, this should be viewed as an opportunity to take care of your liver and prevent it from further damage and cirrhosis. I discuss all these issues in this video especially pertaining to what , how and why of fatty liver disease .