53 per cent of people in Chandigarh are suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver
53 per cent of people in Chandigarh are suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver As per a study by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), 53 per cent of the population in Chandigarh is suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), states a study of the PGI. Which means every second person living in Chandigarh has a fatty liver. A sedentary lifestyle has become the lead cause of overweight and obesity and excess fat accumulation in the body, said Dr Ajay Duseja, Professor in the Department of Hepatology, PGI. “NASH is a progressive disease, which can damage the liver by causing liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, and will soon become the most common indication for liver transplant. In fact, NASH is the most common cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer”, said Dr Duseja. “In fact, it is a lifestyle disease which is taking the shape of an epidemic, affecting approximately 25 to 30 per cent of the general population. Excess fat in the liver (fatty liver) in some patients leads to inflammation (swelling) and fibrosis (scarring) in the liver, which is technically called as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH),” said Dr Duseja. NASH is a severe form of fatty liver, which occurs in around 15 to 20 per cent of the patients who have the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, said Duseja. -PTC News
