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Preeti Pathak

Feb 25, 2014 at 8:20 PM PST

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This is a true story that occurred from September to December, 2013.

In September 2013, my lab results showed:

Triglycerides over 280 (normal range 0 -125).

Total cholesterol 191 (normal range <200).

Liver SGOT (AST) 71 (normal range 0 – 40), Liver SGPT (ALT) 111 (normal range 0 to 32).

Vitamin D deficiency 24.7 (normal range : 30 to 100).

I wondered, how is that possible for a 35 yr old vegetarian?

After the blood work, I was asked to take ultrasound of the liver and neighboring organs. I was diagnosed with fatty liver. Typically, medication is recommended for such triglyceride levels.  I asked my doctor …