In the Nov. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, University of Texas researchers report that Actos reduced liver fat by 54 percent in people who had nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is a complication of fatty liver disease that can lead to liver failure.

According to the American Liver Foundation, as many as 20 percent of Americans may be affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This will account for about 50 percent of the cirrhosis of the liver cases. About 5 percent of Americans have NASH.

In fatty liver disease the liver and may account for more than 5 percent to 10 percent of the organ's weight. This is caused is primarily caused by being overweight. Insulin resistance, diabetes and high levels of cholesterol all play a roll in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its complications.

This is just another reason why if you are overweight you need to get some of the pounds off of you. A modest weight loss of 5 to 10 percent of your body weight can make all the difference in the world.

While the news about Actos is exciting the best treatment is not getting fatty liver disease in the first place. If you're at risk for diabetes and you're overweight you should see your doctor and get started on a program to get to a healthy weight.

If achieving your ideal body weight seems too difficult, if you have tried many diets only to fail, then you might want to consider other methods to lose weight. Some methods that have helped people to lose weight where diets have failed are hypnosis and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

Hypnosis can help to program your mind to think differently and therefore begin to act differently. Hypnosis can help you to want to exercise and eat healthier while implanting a feels of determination, confidence and a knowing that you will be able to achieve your goal weight. Hypnosis recordings are especially effective because you can listen to them daily and within a few weeks your new attitudes will be in place.

Emotional Freedom Techniques is a new process where by you tap on certain points on your body to alleviate the emotional causes and distress that cause you to over eat. This tapping process is very gentle yet very effective. If you are interested in EFT there are many qualified EFT practitioners. These practitioners will work with you in person or over the phone guiding you through the tapping process.

The message here is that while modern medicine is doing an amazing job developing drugs and procedures to treat our diseases. Most of our diseases would not have occurred if we just took better care of ourselves.

If you don't have diabetes and you are overweight then be proactive and lose the excess weight. If you have diabetes it's even more important to lose the weight. It doesn't matter how many times you have failed, keep trying. You can do it. Keep trying different until you find something that will work for you. Good Luck!