Obese fathers might be the cause of liver disease in kids
If your dad was obese when he was young, are you at a higher risk of liver disease? A recent study indicates you are.The U.S. study, including over 1700 participants with an average age of 42, found that "people whose fathers were clinically obese at an early age were more likely to have increased liver enzyme levels, an indicator of liver disease." These findings held ground regardless of the subject's BMI, indicating that the father's weight truly is a factor.
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Let's talk liver. No, not that dish that your mom served with onions -- the other liver, the one in your body that cleans your blood. Truth is, life wouldn't be the same without it. Well, life wouldn't exist at all without it. You need your liver. That's why you don't drink too much alcohol or pop too many pills -- because they'll hurt your liver. But there's another way you're hurting your liver and it's more surprising: Eating. Let's clarify though-- eating healthy won't hurt your liver; it's the other kind of eating - the unhealthy eating. 
In an odd piece of research released by British scientists yesterday, those women with shorter legs were found to have a higher risk of liver disease compared to women with longer legs. Note -- this is not really height, but leg length.
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