Student attendees learned how the liver has more than 1,500 functions including detoxifying poisons, filtering bacteria from the blood and regulating metabolism. Taylor explained how liver disease, which may be caused by binge drinking, can lead to cirrhosis and a dramatic loss in liver function.

Student attendees learned how the liver has more than 1,500 functions including detoxifying poisons, filtering bacteria from the blood and regulating metabolism. Taylor explained how liver disease, which may be caused by binge drinking, can lead to cirrhosis and a dramatic loss in liver function.