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Fatty Liver: All You Need to Know

This past week on Your Health First, Dr. Galati interviewed Dr. Eric Lawitz, a fellow liver specialist, and they spent the hour talking about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Fatty liver is a leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States, and can lead to cirrhosis, which is scarring of the liver, as well as liver cancer. One amazing statistic is that there are 100 million people in the United States with fatty liver. Most people are unaware that they have a liver problem and thus ignore it. The liver has no nerve fibers, and as a result, in the vast majority of cases, patients will not have any outward signs or symptoms that something is wrong. Risk factors for fatty liver include metabolic syndrome, which includes obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol or triglycerides. …


COVID-19 and Heart Attack: Dr. Galati Explains

An unintended consequence of #COVID19 is that the number of #heartattacks is reduced. Why? Patients are fearful to come to the ER for the help the need. Dr. Mike Wilson, are cardiologist in Houston, joins Dr. Galati to explain. Follow Dr. Galati's podcast available throught the internet, including the iHeart Radio app.


Dr. Galati Discussed V-8 Vegetable Juice: Recent Podcast Episode

This past week on Dr. Galati's radio broadcast, he talked about V-8 vegetable juice. The message is that everyone needs to be better consumers, realize what you're buying, and figure out if it's a health decision. Tune in and decide.   As a reminder, Dr. Galati's PODCAST is available from several different podcast sites. Available on: SPOTIFY TUNEIN APPLE PODCAST POCKET CASTS OVERCAST ACAST IHEART RADIO PODCAST GOOGLE PODCAST STITCHER YOUTUBE


  • Released: January 26th, 2020 09:34 PM
  • Author: Joseph Galati, MD
  • Phone: (713) 794-0700
  • Website: www.texasliver.com
  • Tag(s): podcast

The Dr. Joe Galati Podcast is Now Available

This past week, Dr. Joe Galati and his team rolled out the updated format of his weekly podcast. Over the past several years, the popularity of podcasting has increased and a favorite way for many to keep track of the topics they care most about. In the liver disease, obesity, and health/wellness space. Dr. Galati is a leader in communicating these important topics both to his patients, and the general public. To contact Dr. Joe Galati and his team, or see him as a patient, click this link. You can also call Dr. Joe Galati at 713-794-0700. The podcast homepage is located here. Subscribe through your favorite RSS feed, or through all of the popular podcast platforms the podcast is currently posted on. These include iTunes, Spotify, and many others. Each week, Dr. Joe Galati will discuss a wide range …


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Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Obesity, and all of its related complications, is more serious than most adults in America believe. More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and certain types of cancer, are some of the leading causes of preventable death. We are seeing an increase in the number of young children and adolescents developing obesity, and all of the related complications.

The cost of obesity is staggering, with annual medical cost of obesity exceeding $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars. The medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.

Dr. Galati and the Liver Specialists of Texas team are dedicated to evaluate, treat, and manage all aspects of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD and NASH), including the complication of cirrhosis and liver failure. Developing a customized plan of care for each patient they see is their objective.

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Development of Cirrhosis
Liver Cancer

Liver Transplant Resources

Dr. Galati has been involved in Liver Transplantation since 1989. As Medical Director for the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Houston Methodist Hospital, Dr. Galati has cared for thousands of patients with advanced liver disease. In those with the most severe form of advanced liver disease and cirrhosis, liver transplantation is a life-saving surgery. For more information on liver transplantation, click here.

Indications for liver transplant include:

Online LIVER Second Opinion

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