Around a third of adults in Germany have an enlarged liver due to fat storage. One in three overweight children is said to already have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The liver suffers above all from the "unhealthy Western lifestyle" Nutrition in particular plays a decisive role, explains Dr. Michael P. Manns, Chairman of the Board of the German Liver Foundation. However, there are currently no drugs for fatty liver or non- Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NASH) The liver is an organ that can regenerate well.