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DHA Phase 6 · Garden Town · Gujranwala

Dr. Fowad Shahzad | Endocrinologist & Obesity Specialist

Connect the dots between weight, liver health, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Metabolic conditions often travel together. A coordinated review can identify the most important risks and organize a practical plan.

Conditions considered together

  • Metabolic fatty liver and abnormal liver enzymes
  • High cholesterol or triglycerides
  • Hypertension and cardiovascular risk
  • Raised uric acid or gout risk
  • Prediabetes, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome

Fatty liver requires risk assessment—not a “detox”

The important questions are why fat has accumulated in the liver, whether there are signs of inflammation or fibrosis, and how diabetes, weight, lipids, alcohol, medicines and other causes contribute. Treatment focuses on evidence-based risk reduction. Advanced or uncertain liver disease may require gastroenterology or hepatology assessment.

Read the dedicated fatty-liver and MASLD care pathway →

High uric acid is not always treated the same way

A raised laboratory value alone is different from recurrent gout, kidney stones or other complications. Decisions depend on symptoms, level, kidney function, medicines and overall risk.

Read the high uric acid and gout-risk pathway →

Cholesterol treatment depends on total risk

LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and other lipid markers should be interpreted alongside age, diabetes, blood pressure, smoking, kidney health, fatty liver, family history and previous cardiovascular disease. A single laboratory flag is not the complete risk assessment.

Read the cholesterol and triglyceride care pathway →

Integrated but not unlimitedWhen advanced liver disease, a secondary cause of hypertension or another complex condition is suspected, referral to the appropriate specialist is part of good care.

Do not stop blood pressure, lipid or uric-acid medicine based on website information. Treatment decisions require an individual review.

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