Harvard-trained gut doctor busts popular health myth for Fatty Liver patients: Reveals how a seemingly healthy habit led to cirrhosis
Published on: Oct. 29, 2025, 7:01 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Harvard-trained gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi has warned that people with Fatty Liver disease should avoid alcohol entirely, including red wine, despite claims of its heart health benefits. He shared a case of a patient who needed a liver transplant after daily wine consumption accelerated fatty liver into cirrhosis. Dr. Sethi emphasized that alcohol worsens inflammation and liver damage in MASLD and urged greater awareness to prevent serious, irreversible consequences.
