New York, April 4: Parents take note. If your child is obese or overweight, it may have negative impact on his or her liver, a new study suggests. The study found that bigger waist circumference at the age of three raises the likelihood that by the time the child is eight years old, he or she will have markers for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs when too much fat accumulates in the liver and triggers inflammation, causing liver damage. “With the rise in childhood obesity, we are seeing more kids with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in our paediatric weight magement practice,” said lead author Jennifer Woo Baidal, Assistant Professor at Columbia University. “Many parents know that obesity can lead to Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic conditions, but there is far less awareness that obesity, even in young children, can lead to serious liver disease,” Baidal added.