Silent Condition Sends Diabetes Risk SKYROCKETING

The effect it has on insulin resistance 

There’s an alarming condition on the rise in the U.S. 

It occurs in one in three older adults, but since it has no symptoms, many people don’t even know they have it. 

And that’s a big problem… because this sneaky disease can significantly increase your risk of type 2 diabetes.  

It’s called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD. 

It occurs when fat builds up in your liver, and (as you might have guessed by the name) it’s NOT caused by drinking too much alcohol. 

Instead, one of the major risk factors for NAFLD is obesity. 

Perhaps that explains the latest study, which found that people who are more likely to have a fatty liver are also more likely to have type 2 diabetes. 

For the study, researchers looked at MRI scans of 32,000 people to look at both the liver and the pancreas. 

They found that for every five percent increase in liver fat, there was 27 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes. 

This connection makes sense, since previous studies have found that NAFLD is a key factor in insulin resistance.  

In other words: Elevated liver fat increases insulin resistance, which increases diabetes risk. 

It’s a nasty domino effect that starts (as it often does) with a poor diet and ends with disease and death. 

If you want to help naturally combat a fatty liver (and lower your diabetes risk in the process), check out this article I wrote about six ways to combat fatty liver disease. 

https://www.eatthis.com/news-liver-fat-type-2-diabetes/