U.S. Latinos face unique health risks because they're most likely to experience the highest occurrence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The Mayo Clinic indicated that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease could lead to liver inflammation, scarring and irreparable damage, similar to the effects of alcohol, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, malnutrition or cirrhosis on the liver.
In an attempt to save his dying grandfather's life, U.S. Army Specialist Ricky Glenn Henderson arranged with his commanding officer to be flown back to his Texas home from Afghanistan so he could possibly donate most of his liver.
