Steatosis

major health concern common in young adult population in US and generally around the globe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six adults binge drinks about four times each month [1]. The progression of alcoholic steatosis (infiltration of liver cells with fat) to alcoholic hepatitis (diseased and inflammatory condition of the liver) has known to occur due to heavy binge drinking in people who have…

related to alcohol use. A single-use, drinking to much or drinking over time alcohol has many effects on the body. Arrhythmias (irregular heart-beat), stroke, high blood pressure are all results to damage of the heart. Damage to the liver includes Steatosis (fatty liver) alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. According to mayoclinic, cirrhosis is…

Another author who also supports not changing the drinking age is Tara Watson. She has earned her credibility as a chairwoman in Public Health as well as an associate in an econonmic health program. Unlike Carpenter, Watson’s inductive report has verifiable data. Her information justifys her reasoning as well as gives the reader more information about the affects of alcohol. Watson also takes it one step further by including the opposing sides argument which states, “It is unpopular among most…

In this study, patients receiving 0.5 g trans-RES for 12weeks showed a significant reduction in liver enzymes, inflammatory cytokines, NF-κB activity and hepatic steatosis grade as compared with those that received the same amount of a medium-chain triglyceride placebo. A rather similar study that enrolled 60 subjects with NAFLD that were given two 150 mg RES capsules twice daily for three months showed significantly…

ABSTRACT The French paradox is an observation that showed that French people, although having a diet rich in saturated fats, appearing to have lower incidences of coronary heart diseases. This occurrence led to the many researches and studies done on the factor that was hypothesised to be related to the paradox. It was found that the high alcohol consumption in France was the factor to this paradox, therefore, resveratrol which is one of the compounds found in red wine, is extensively studied…

Marijuana prohibition has been an utter failure in the U.S. Roughly 266 million people admit to smoking marijuana at least once a year, and around 8.4 million smoke it every day. The question on whether recreational marijuana should be legalized has been become the center of discussion more frequently in the past few years, as people are beginning to realize the beneficial effects marijuana can really have. With legalizing marijuana comes a safer alternative to other drugs and alcohol, while…

It was a blustery and gloomy morning as I trudged along the weathered pavement to the entrance of the church. My Sympathetic Nervous System was revved up as I anticipated what lie behind the faded and chipped paint door. Upon entering the room I was jovially greeted by a man with a melodious “Welcome!” There were about thirty people from all different lifestyles, huddled in the room around three long wooden tables. Men and women, some appeared jovial and others exhibited a flat effect. The…

1. INTRODUCTION The French paradox describes the lowered incidences of coronary heart diseases (CHD) in French people with respect to their diet which consists of high amounts of saturated fats. It is one of the many paradoxes with examples such as the Israeli paradox, which shows that although having a diet low in saturated fats, the Israeli Jews have increased incidences of CHD . This paradoxical event caused elevated interest in the causative factor that can seemingly lower the incidences of…

heart problems, birth defects, bone damage, weakened immune system, and neurological complications. The main effect that I’m focusing on is liver disease caused by alcoholism. Over time, “heavy drinking can cause increased fat in the liver (hepatic steatosis), inflammation of the liver (alcoholic hepatitis), and over time, irreversible destruction and scarring of liver tissue (cirrhosis)” (Alcohol use disorder). The photo below shows just how the liver transforms as the alcoholism becomes more…

Obesity has become an epidemic in society today more than 78.6 million adults are obese. More than one-third of the children in America are obese as well. People who are overweight require more medical treatment than normal weight people. In 2008 obese people spent 1,429$ more dollars then healthy weight people. Childhood obesity is becoming a negative epidemic. Health professions urge people to get their weight under control to prevent further damage to their bodies. Are medical researchers…