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A Cleveland Clinic dietician and a renowned liver disorder specialist offer a plan for optimal liver health, with tools to treat and prevent liver diseases, including NAFLD. The liver is the seat of our overall health and wellness, and the health of nearly every organ is intimately connected with our liver. A healthy liver is essential to a fully functioning body, but our modern sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits can truly damage the liver--and damage our health overall.A silent health crisis is impacting one-third of the American population--nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) . Because its symptoms often don't manifest until the liver is seriously compromised, many people are not aware that they are at risk. Did you know that if you have fatty liver disease, you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) , and potentially several devastating conditions such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer? Did you know that fat is as dangerous as alcohol to the liver?Award-winning dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick and hepatologist Dr.