It’s the second biggest organ
The liver is almost our biggest organ, second only to the skin. It’s about the size of a football, says Douglas T. Dieterich, MD, director of the Institute of Liver Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. It weighs about three pounds and is located on the right side of the body under the rib cage.
It’s the ultimate multitasker
“The liver has hundreds of purposes in the body,” says Dr. Dieterich. Everything we eat or drink passes through the liver and it manufactures the substances the body needs—turning proteins, fats, and carbs into energy or substances the body can store—and then sends the rest of it out in the form of bile. The liver monitors blood sugar and sends stores into the blood when your levels are low, and can remove alcohol and byproducts from meds in your blood and break them down to be eliminated.
You don’t need to detox it
Clearly, your liver puts in major work every day to keep your body functioning properly. That’s led a lot of people to believe they need to help their liver along, or detox it of all the toxins it’s dealing with. The thing is, your liver is built to do just that, and it doesn’t need to be boosted through detox methods.
Hepatitis A, B, and C are the diseases that most commonly affect it
These viruses can affect your liver, but each one is transmitted differently and causes different symptoms. Here’s what you need to know:
Hepatitis A: This is passed through food and water and can make people very sick; but the good news is it never becomes chronic, and the even better news is there's a vaccine that all children in the United States are getting now to prevent hepatitis A, says Dr. Dieterich.
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