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Feeling tired all the time? Your liver could be sending you a warning

Feeling tired all the time? Your liver could be sending you a warning

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

“Metabolic health is about far more than body weight, because the same underlying problems that make it harder for the body to manage blood sugar, fat, and energy can quietly place the liver and overall health at risk.

According to Vosloo, it’s driven by metabolic risk factors; the kind picked up through routine checks of blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, weight and liver health, rather than through a lifestyle “vice” or infection.

Changes in weight can provide useful information, but they do not show the full picture, which is why doctors may also monitor blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, liver enzymes and other markers over time.

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