Your Liver – Functions

You only have one liver, it’s important to know how to look after it.

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body and does hundreds of essential jobs. This includes

Fighting infection and disease

Destroying poisons and drugs (including alcohol)

Cleaning the blood

Controlling the amount of cholesterol

Processing food once it has been digested

It works hard and can take a lot of abuse, but it is like an elastic band – it can only stretch so far before it breaks.

For more information about your liver, please visit: https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-health-2/abouttheliver/