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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzymes?

I look a urine and blood test recently for life insurance and it came back that I had elevated GGT and ALT levels (GGT 312 and ALT 60). I NEVER drink or smoke. I am about 50 pounds overweight. I m 6 0 and 260. I don t have a family history of any type of disease. I m getting so many mixed answers on what could cause this. Everything says alcohol or pills which I take neither. Could being overweight cause it and what should I do to lower it?
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hello

Increased GGT and ALT may indicate liver injury.It may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,alcohol intake,obesity,altered lipid profile,medicines,auto immune causes etc.

It may be due to obesity in your case.

You may need few investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,lipid profile,viral markers,ultrasound of abdomen.
I suggest tablet ursodeoxycholic acid 300 mg twice daily for three months to my patients.It helps in regeneration of liver cells.

You may need few more medicines after full investigations.
You should try to reduce your weight.
Take lot of fibers in your diet and go for exercise regularly.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzymes?

Hello Increased GGT and ALT may indicate liver injury.It may be due to many reasons like hepatitis,alcohol intake,obesity,altered lipid profile,medicines,auto immune causes etc. It may be due to obesity in your case. You may need few investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,lipid profile,viral markers,ultrasound of abdomen. I suggest tablet ursodeoxycholic acid 300 mg twice daily for three months to my patients.It helps in regeneration of liver cells. You may need few more medicines after full investigations. You should try to reduce your weight. Take lot of fibers in your diet and go for exercise regularly. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan