A widely believed drinking habit is coming under scientific fire. Harvard-trained gastroenterologist and hepatologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi has urged people with Fatty Liver disease to rethink the long-popular belief that red wine supports heart health. His warning followed a recent medical evaluation that left him concerned about how misinformation can quietly fuel life-threatening conditions.
A routine glass that led to a transplant scare
In a post shared on Instagram, Dr. Sethi described assessing a patient who needs a liver transplant after years of living with fatty liver and consuming red wine daily under the assumption that it was beneficial for the heart. According to him, the combination of alcohol intake and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) accelerated liver fibrosis, eventually progressing to cirrhosis.
Why even red wine is harmful in MASLD
Dr. Sethi explained in the caption that any amount of alcohol adds to inflammation and liver damage far more rapidly in those already battling fatty liver. His message counters the widely shared narrative that moderate red wine consumption is heart friendly, which many people take as a green light to drink daily.
“This video is not meant to scare you. It is to bust a myth that is quietly harming a lot of people,” he wrote, encouraging followers to share the information for greater awareness.
Dr. Sethi brings considerable expertise to this health advisory. Based in California, he is a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford. He frequently shares evidence-based guidance on gut and liver disorders, nutrition, and lifestyle.
What this means for anyone with Fatty Liver
Medical experts have already characterized Fatty Liver as a silent yet growing epidemic linked to obesity and metabolic disorders. Dr. Sethi’s warning highlights that alcohol can act as fuel on fire for this condition, turning a manageable disease into a severe and irreversible one if overlooked.
His bottom line remains simple and precise: If anyone suffers from fatty liver, the safest amount of alcohol is none. Not even the famed glass of red wine.
A routine glass that led to a transplant scare
In a post shared on Instagram, Dr. Sethi described assessing a patient who needs a liver transplant after years of living with fatty liver and consuming red wine daily under the assumption that it was beneficial for the heart. According to him, the combination of alcohol intake and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) accelerated liver fibrosis, eventually progressing to cirrhosis.
Why even red wine is harmful in MASLD
Dr. Sethi explained in the caption that any amount of alcohol adds to inflammation and liver damage far more rapidly in those already battling fatty liver. His message counters the widely shared narrative that moderate red wine consumption is heart friendly, which many people take as a green light to drink daily.
“This video is not meant to scare you. It is to bust a myth that is quietly harming a lot of people,” he wrote, encouraging followers to share the information for greater awareness.
Dr. Sethi brings considerable expertise to this health advisory. Based in California, he is a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford. He frequently shares evidence-based guidance on gut and liver disorders, nutrition, and lifestyle.
What this means for anyone with Fatty Liver
Medical experts have already characterized Fatty Liver as a silent yet growing epidemic linked to obesity and metabolic disorders. Dr. Sethi’s warning highlights that alcohol can act as fuel on fire for this condition, turning a manageable disease into a severe and irreversible one if overlooked.
His bottom line remains simple and precise: If anyone suffers from fatty liver, the safest amount of alcohol is none. Not even the famed glass of red wine.
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