Q121
General ScienceBiology
In persons addicted to alcohol, the liver gets damaged because it
- a.has to detoxify the alcohol
- b.stores excess of glycon
- c.is over-stimulated to secrete more bile
- d.accumulates excess of fats
Answer: (D) accumulates excess of fats
Chronic heavy alcohol consumption disrupts normal fat metabolism in liver cells, causing fat to accumulate abnormally in the liver (a condition called fatty liver/steatosis) — the first and most common stage of alcohol-related liver disease, which can progress to inflammation and cirrhosis.