Fatty Liver Health Article

BOOKS

"Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, ed. Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

"Fatty Liver." The Merck Manual. 16th ed. Rahway, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1992.

"Fatty Liver (Steatosis)." In Professional Guide to Diseases. 5th ed. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation, 1995.

Friedman, Scott L. "Cirrhosis of the Liver and Its Major Sequelae." In Cecil Textbook of Medicine, ed. J. Claude Bennett and Fred Plum. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1996.

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Ed. Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

PERIODICALS

Everson, Gregory T. "Liver Problems in Pregnancy: Part 2, Managing Pre-Existing and Pregnancy-Induced Liver Disease." Medscape Women's Health 3, no. 2 (1998).

Altha Roberts Edgren

KEY TERMS

Jaundice—A condition where the skin and whites of the eyes take on a yellowish color due to an increase of bilirubin (a compound produced by the liver) in the blood.

Reye's syndrome—A serious, life-threatening illness in children, usually developing after a bout of flu or chickenpox, and often associated with the use of aspirin. In fatal cases, there is evidence of accumulation of fat in the liver.

Triglycerides—A type of fat consumed in the diet and produced by and stored in the body as an energy source.