 Hello everyone, I'm Dr. Raj Dutnevenukopal, head of the department, unit of gastroenterology-hepatology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. After my annual graduation and post-graduation in MD medicine, I've been trained in hepatology and gastroenterology from the prestigious Sanjay Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, and posts that have worked in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, as an associate professor for two years before joining in Manipal and way back in 2004. I'm specialized in therapeutic endoscopies and therapeutic special interest in endoscopic ultrasound and I've been instrumental in starting new procedures like Poyam, ESD, EMR for the first time in Bangalore. On this World Liver Day, I would like to talk to you about a common liver problem, a fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease is a disease arising from bad lifestyle and is a preventable disease totally. Fatty liver can be caused by two major issues. One is alcohol intake, which can be reversed completely on abstinence and stopping alcohol. The second and the most common cause for fatty liver diseases are very bad lifestyle, which is a problem which is increasing in numbers in these days. Fatty liver disease is more prevalent in people who are obese, who have fatty liver disease, who have an hypothyroid diseases and who have been on certain medications like steroids, estrogen, progesterone medications and certain cardiac medications. Fatty liver disease does not happen merely by overeating. Other associated factors of inactivity, bad lifestyle contributes to fatty liver disease. Untreated, these fatty liver disease can progress over a period of 7 to 10 years into frank permanent damage and scarring of the liver, ultimately leading to liver cancer and liver cirrhosis. Fatty liver disease is picked up mainly on health, secret and routine ultrasound evaluation. New technology called fibroscan is a non-invasive method to detect the amount of damage to the liver and the amount of fat deposited in the liver. There is no definite treatment or medications for fatty liver disease, but the most important aspect of treating fatty liver disease is to change your lifestyle. So the most important thing is to have an active health lifestyle, regular exercise, controlling your blood sugar and controlling your cholesterol and having a balanced diet is the most important aspect of fatty liver. If it's detected in the early stage by good lifestyle intervention, the fatty liver can be reversed and further progression can be prevented. So on this World Liver Day, I would urge you to have an active and healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet to prevent fatty liver disease.