{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. Joe Galati Podcast","slug":"dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429","podcast_index_feed_id":1172429,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5cddb7d0efc2255c0dda3af6","website_url":"http://www.drjoegalati.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/undefined/1558034260709-9d01ce94308848d7c1bb1beef60b483b.jpeg","author":"Dr Joe Galati","episode_count":145,"summary":"Dr. Joseph Galati is one of the nation’s leading experts in liver disease, with more than 35 years of experience caring for patients and educating the public . He serves as Medical Director of the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation and leads Liver Specialists of Texas, one of the largest practices devoted exclusively to liver care. His team treats the full spectrum of liver conditions, including fatty liver, alcohol-associated liver disease, viral hepatitis, liver cancer, and patients before and after liver transplant. Since 2003, Dr. Galati has been a trusted voice in consumer health media, hosting and producing radio programming on iHeart’s KTRH—also streaming nationwide on the iHeartRadio app—and delivering specialized content on SiriusXM. In addition to one‑on‑one patient visits and his radio audience, he actively leverages social media to expand access to credible health information, helping people become smarter, more empowered consumers of healthcare and raising what he calls their “health IQ.” Dr. Galati believes that the majority of chronic disease—including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease—is directly related to lifest…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T02:19:17.290436+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429"},"episode":{"title":"Is Fatty Liver Contageous?","slug":"is-fatty-liver-contageous","published_at":"2026-02-20T22:13:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429/is-fatty-liver-contageous","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-dr-joe-galati-podcast/episodes/is-fatty-liver-contageous","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5cddb7d0efc2255c0dda3af6/e/6998dca5166f176858f75dad/media.mp3","summary":"During a recent, compelling episode of our popular weekly broadcast on iHeartRadio, we dedicated a critical segment to exploring the growing public health crisis of fatty liver disease. We were honored to host Natalie Oliver, a distinguished Physician Assistant from our liver disease practice, Liver Specialists of Texas , as our special guest. Fatty liver disease, officially known as Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD, formerly NAFLD/MAFLD), has emerged as an exceptionally prevalent and concerning health issue impacting millions. Natalie brought a fresh and thought-provoking perspective to the discussion, suggesting that perhaps we should begin to perceive fatty liver disease through the lens of a \"contagious\" condition. To be absolutely clear, we are not implying that fatty liver disease is contagious in the conventional sense of an infectious illness, like the flu or measles, which are spread by viruses or bacteria. Rather, Natalie highlighted a profound observation: in households where one individual has been diagnosed with fatty liver disease, there is a remarkably high incidence of other family members, including spouses and children, also suffering from the condition. This intriguing pattern leads to the understanding that there are specific, deeply ingrained, and often well-defined lifestyle habits that are shared among household members. These collective behaviors inadvertently create an \"obesogenic\" environment, significantly elevating the risk for all residents of that home to develop fatty liver disease. For instance, families typically share the same meal planning and dining experiences, which might involve diets high in processed foods, unhealthy fats, and excessive sugars. Furthermore, a lack of regular physical activity, prol…","meta_description":"During a recent, compelling episode of our popular weekly broadcast on iHeartRadio, we dedicated a critical segment to exploring the growing public health…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":814,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429/episodes/is-fatty-liver-contageous/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joe-galati-podcast-1172429/is-fatty-liver-contageous.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}