Fatty liver : Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a reversible condition wherein large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells via the process of steatosis (i.e., abnormal retention of lipids within a cell), and if it makes up more than 5%-10% of the weight of your liver, you may have alcoholic or nonalcoholic liver disease.
Fatty liver can occur after drinking moderate or large amounts of alcohol. It can even occur after a short period of heavy drinking (acute alcoholic liver disease).
Genetics or heredity (what is passed down from parent to child) plays a role in alcoholic liver disease in two ways: It may influence how much alcohol you consume and your likelihood of developing alcoholism. And, it may also affect levels of liver enzymes involved in the breakdown (metabolism) of alcohol.
Other factors that may influence your chances of developing alcoholic fatty liver disease include:
• Hepatitis C (which can lead to liver inflammation)
• An overload of iron
• Obesity
• Diet
Drugs used
• Statins
• metformin, Glucophage
• gemfibrozil, Lopid
• pioglitazone,