How Lack of Sleep Contributes to Fatty Liver – Studies Show Shocking Results

The liver is an important detoxification organ, and abnormal function will seriously endanger health. In addition to liver inflammation caused by hepatitis B and C viruses, fatty liver is one of the important causes of hepatitis. Doctors said that in addition to high-fat and high-sugar diets leading to fatty liver, research has found that compared with people who sleep 9 hours a day, Those who slept for 6 hours had a 1/3 higher risk of developing fatty liver.

Liu Pengchi, a family medicine physician at Shin Kong Hospital, said in the “Health 2.0” program that the main causes of liver inflammation include hepatitis B and C viruses, alcohol and fatty liver, of which liver B and C can be treated with antiviral drugs, and alcoholic hepatitis It can be improved by quitting alcohol, while fatty liver is related to diet and living habits.

He said that in addition to high-fat and high-sugar eating habits that can cause fatty liver, a Stanford University study found that people with poor sleep quality or insufficient sleep are more likely to suffer from fatty liver, especially those who sleep less than 5 hours a day , 45% will have fatty liver problems. In addition, compared with those who slept 9 hours a day, those who slept 6 hours had a 1/3 higher risk of fatty liver disease.

He said that the research deduces that people who do not sleep well or get enough sleep will mostly stay up late. The behavior of staying up late will lead to abnormal eating behaviors, which will lead to an imbalance in the secretion of leptin and ghrelin in the human endocrine system, leading to fatty liver.

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