Short Legs linked to liver disease?

Short Legs linked to liver disease


Longer legs mean better livers, according to a research. The shorter you are the more chance you have of liver disease, researches have found.

The study monitored more than 3,500 British women and measured the level of four enzymes produced by the liver which indicate how well the organ is working.

The research found that the longer a woman’s legs were, the lower the levels of three of the enzymes.

Childhood factors

Both leg and full height were measure, and blood samples take to measure four liver enzymes: ALT, GGT, ALP and AST: Then longer the leg length, the lower the levels of three of these enzymes.

The team, led my Dr Abigail Fraser, speculated that their findings were linked to upbringing.

“Our interpretation of the results in that childhood exposures, such as good nutrition that influence growth patterns also influence liver development and therefore levels of lover enzymes in adulthood and/or the propensity for liver damages,” they wrote.

At the same time , they added,” greater height may boost the size of the liver, which may decrease enzyme levels so ensuring that the liver is able to withstand chemical onslaught more effectively.