Answer • Fatty liver disease is an increasing health problem, and a major cause of serious liver disease. Fatty liver often is divided into alcohol-related and non-alcohol-related.
Alcoholic liver disease occurs in people who drink 14 or more standard drinks per week (a “standard drink” is 14 grams of alcohol — about 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or a mixed drink, but these can vary in alcohol content). If you really mean the amounts you said, your husband could be drinking as much as 32 standard drinks on a Friday night alone.
Although only about 6 percent of people who drink as much as your husband will progress from fatty liver to alcoholic liver cirrhosis, he is at risk. Once cirrhosis has developed, the liver cannot recover.
Cirrhosis, from any cause, greatly increases risk of liver cancer. Fortunately, the liver can rapidly improve from fatty liver with abstinence. It’s critical for your husband to dramatically reduce or altogether stop his alcohol intake.