Comedian Lee Kyung-sil was diagnosed with stage 2 fatty liver.
On the 17th episode of Channel A's "Star Health Ranking Number One," scenes showed cast members undergoing a functional dyspepsia obesity risk test.
That day Lee Kyung-sil ranked third among the cast in the high-risk group for functional dyspepsia obesity. Test results showed Lee had excess visceral fat and stage 2 fatty liver, reduced digestive enzymes and indigestion due to menopause.
A specialist said "when you look at Ms. Lee Kyung-sil, her belly doesn't look large, does it? But when you look at the abdominal CT you can see much more blue fat. The blue is visceral fat, and there is quite a lot of it."
Lee Kyung-sil said "in the past my stomach didn't stick out, but now if I eat a little it quickly shows 'I'm pregnant.' Especially as a woman, after everything ends it's become even more so," revealing that menopause increased her abdominal fat.
A specialist said "women tend to gain a bit more visceral fat after menopause," and noted "as a result of Ms. Lee Kyung-sil undergoing an additional abdominal ultrasound, fatty liver was found. Looking at the color of the liver and kidney here, the kidney looks a bit darker and the liver looks whiter because fat has accumulated in the liver. At this level it appears to be a moderate stage 2 fatty liver somewhat more severe than Mr. Ji Seok-jin's, and she needs to go on a diet."
The digestion test results were not good either. The specialist said "Ms. Lee Kyung-sil's digestive ability was not in very good condition. If you look at the live blood test results, the blood isn't rounded and tends to clump a bit. This is a sign that inflammation is accumulating in the body. If the blood is sticky, oxygen and nutrients cannot be properly supplied throughout the body. As a result, the intestinal mucosa weakens and digestive ability falls, so nutrients in food are not well absorbed and they accumulate as body fat, creating a vicious cycle."
Lee Kyung-sil said "so these days I feel like food doesn't digest as well as before, so I've been eating less. I used to be someone who couldn't restrain myself, but now I can."
The specialist emphasized the risk, saying "since she is a middle-aged woman, it's likely that menopause after the end of menstruation had an influence. During menopause, digestive enzyme secretion decreases and the ability to break down food declines, which can accelerate fatty liver and bacterial imbalance."
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