One of the biggest drawbacks of having NASH is that the patient do not qualify for liver donation. We lose out on a large number of liver donors this way.

There are four stages of liver diseases namely - fatty liver, NASH, fibrosis and cirrhosis. NASH a silent disease can be easily triggered in patients with diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol levels. Around 40% of NASH patients do not have any symptoms and are detected late.
"Unfortunately, that is not the case. In this state, up to 25% of those with fatty liver end up having a progression to NASH, which can end up in irreversible liver damage. In fact, around a quarter of all liver transplant patients are those who suffer from this condition," he warned.
Dr Vijay Viswanathan, chief diabetologist at the M V Diabetes Research Foundation says people refer to fatty liver as an alcoholic liver disease, making them assume that it only strikes very heavy drinkers. "One of the biggest drawbacks of having fatty liver or NASH is that the patient does not qualify for liver donation. We lose out on a large number of liver donors this way," said Dr Vijay.
Assuring that simple lifestyle modifications like cutting down on sugar and fatty foods coupled with reducing central obesity (weight concentrated on the belly) through physical exercise can help in reversing NASH, said Dr Murugan. "Just 30 minutes of aerobics or resistance training can do wonders," he added.
Source-Medindia