Showing posts with label causes of liver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label causes of liver. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Causes of Liver Damage

Causes of Liver Damage

Do you know what are the various causes of liver damage? This article here, will give you all the information that you need about the causes that can damage our liver. Some knowledge about the causes can help us prevent liver damage.


The liver, as we know, is an important organ which is required for survival. This organ is located in the upper right hand side part of the abdomen and behind the rib cage. The functions of the liver are really important for the digestion of the food and, if the liver stops working properly, then there's no way to compensate for that. It secretes a substance called the bile which helps in the digestion of the fat that comes along with the digested food. It also neutralizes the toxins that enter our body through the food we consume, and thus purifies the blood. The liver is also the first place or source from where the fetus, during it's first trimester, draws red blood cells and it also plays an important role in the synthesis of amino acids. Besides this, there are several other functions of the liver which prove that without the liver, our body would have been a meeting point of several health problems.