This document discusses fatty change or steatosis, which describes the abnormal accumulation of triglycerides within parenchymal cells due to an overload of fat and carbohydrates. Causes include alcohol abuse, protein malnutrition, obesity, diabetes, starvation, and toxins. Fatty liver or hepatic steatosis is a reversible condition where large triglyceride molecules accumulate in liver cells, and can be either alcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease associated with diabetes and obesity. On gross examination, the liver is enlarged, yellow, and greasy to touch. Microscopically, fat appears as clear areas in hepatocytes ranging from small early vacuoles to large vacuoles pushing the nucleus