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  What is the function of liver in human body? It helps in the digestion of food,  Excretes bile and bilirubin, Stores glycogen and vitamins,  Synthesises plasma proteins, Regulates blood clotting and  Removes  toxin from the blood. What is fatty liver?  Fatty liver is the stage when fats are accumulated in the liver. Their range can vary between 5 to 33% (grade 1), 34 to 65% (Grade 2) and above 65% is (grade 3).  What causes fatty liver?  Drinking too much alcohol (alcoholic), Eating excess calories, Poor metabolism of fats, Type two diabetes, Hepatitis B, C infections, Inherent genetic condition, Side effects of medications, especially steroids, And unknown other causes. What happens after one suffers from fatty liver? Weight loss, pain in the abdomen, appetite loss, tiredness, nausea, gradual liver enlargement, finally it can lead to the reduction in the function of liver.  How can we prevent and control fatty liver (esp. grade 1)  He...

      Vestigial Vs. Non-Vestigial      One fine evening, my sister connected to me telephonically, I was bewildered to hear that she had been advised by her doctor to go for surgical excision of her gall bladder i.e., cholecystectomy. I voluntarily dug the topic further, asking her for the reason behind. She admitted that there was an oxalate stone long-time stuck in her gall bladder and since the organ being vestigial (as informed by her doctor) it could be harmlessly removed. Vestigial word regarding gall bladder was a news to me and I kind of popped on my chair for a second. The confession of the surgery expenses easily getting bracketed into the insurance policy was may be another reason why my sister was excited about. I asked her to hold-on for time-being since it was painless and I decided to take a urgent call on this topic. I was shocked to come across several websites (ending with ‘surgery.com’s) advocating the benefits of gall bladder remova...