3. Over Drinking
We’ve already spoken about a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease that is caused by other factors – which can include pre-existing health conditions which your family might have a history of, or caused by a very unhealthy diet that is kept at for a very long time. But one of the other causes of fatty liver – and enough to classify it as its own type – is the one that’s caused by long-term alcoholism: And it’s known as Alcoholic fatty liver disease.
In this case, the damage to the liver is not caused by fat, but instead by the constant assault of the alcohol to the liver: The liver is meant to filter toxins from the body, and alcoholics will give the liver far too much to filter – and more than it can handle. This eventually leads to the degradation of the liver and can lead to fatty liver in itself. It’s also considered to be fatal much sooner than non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.