Weight loss builds a health liver.Weight loss builds a healthy liver Overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight Americans who apply for life insurance may get a nasty surprise when medical tests suggest they have liver disease Liver Disease Definition Liver disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the liver. Description The liver is a large, solid organ located in the upper right-hand side of the abdomen. : the insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. rejects their application and the doctor often recommends a raft of unnecessary and expensive medical procedures trying to get at the root of the problem, says researcher Melissa Palmer of the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Palmer's research suggest no underlying liver disease may exist other than that caused by too much body fat. She says the fat causes the liver to malfunction mal·func·tion v. 1. To fail to function. 2. To function improperly. n. 1. Failure to function. 2. Faulty or abnormal functioning. and recommends patients lose weight. Palmer and colleagues studies 39 patients who weighed at least 11 percent above their ideal body weight and had evidence of liver problems. The researchers screened the patients carefully, making sure they had no other problems -- such as alcohol abuse -- that can cause liver disease. These 39 were then put on a diet and told to exercise regularly. The researchs followed the group for an average of a year and a half. They found 17 patients who lost more than 10 percent of their body weight had no physical symptoms of liver disease at the end of the study. Thirteen of the 17 had liver functions tests that had returned to normal. People less successful at dieting showed less impressive results. Of the 18 patients who lost less than 10 percent of their body weight, seven continued to have symptoms of liver abnormalities and only seven of the 18 had normal liver tests at the end of the study period. Four patients who gained weight during the "diet" continued to have abnormal liver tests, and three still complained of symptoms linked to a malfunctioning mal·func·tion intr.v. mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions 1. To fail to function. 2. To function improperly. n. 1. Failure to function. 2. liver, Palmer noted. |
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