“The liver is the largest organ in your body. It weighs about 3 pounds and is about the size of a football. It performs many functions essential for good health and a long life.  Your liver works around the clock to keep you healthy. Among its most important jobs are: 1.) continually producing important substances  Your liver continually produces bile. This is a chemical that helps turn fats into energy that your body uses. Bile is necessary for the digestive process.2.) Your liver also creates albumin. This is a blood protein that helps carry hormones, drugs, and fatty acids throughout your body. 3.) Your liver also creates most of the substances that help your blood clot after injury.  4.) The liver helps your body get rid of bilirubin. This happens from the breakdown of your red blood cells. When you take in a potentially toxic substance, like alcohol or medicine, your liver helps alter it and remove it from your body.  5.) When bacteria, viruses, and other harmful organisms enter your body, your liver can find and destroy them. This is done by specialized cells in your liver. 6.) The liver helps your body maintain a healthy level of blood sugar. Your liver supplies glucose to your blood when it’s needed. It also removes glucose from your blood when there’s too much.”.

John Hopkins Medicine