Non-alcoholic liver disease appears to be a major concern; 1 of 5 can have it in a form | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: While alcohol has led to a 65% increase in deaths due to liver damage in the United States over the past 17 years, Indian doctors say that non-alcoholic liver disease appears as a major concern in India.

The US study published in BMJ, formerly British Medical Journal, also said Thursday that the 25-34 age group has the highest number of victims of liver disease caused by alcohol .

Although there is no equivalent data in India, local doctors say that one in five Indian people suffers from some form of liver disease.

"Nonalcoholic fatty liver is one of the biggest problems," said liver specialist Dr. Samir Shah. This could be caused by obesity or diseases such as diabetes or high cholesterol.

"In western India, we see many patients with Gujarat liver disease that is a" dry "state," he added.

The liver specialist, Dr. Aabha Nagral, said she sees seven to eight new patients with fatty liver every day. "Most business hospitals do a checkup and all the other people in those exams have a fatty liver."

Moreover, while liver disease is badociated with obesity, doctors claim that there are also several thin Indian with fatty livers. "If a person with liver disease due to alcohol stops drinking, it is possible that their organ regenerates itself. But there is no equivalent measure for a patient has non-alcoholic liver disease, "said Dr. Nagral.

However, not all people with hepatic steatosis develop hepatic insufficiency. "About 20-30% of people with fatty liver will see the same progression as patients with alcoholdamaged liver.Their liver will heal and there is a risk of developing cirrhosis and then cancer," said Dr. Shah. The problem is which of the 20% with fatty liver will develop cirrhosis. As many patients remain asymptomatic for years, there is a high probability that liver failure will be diagnosed too late.

"Liver diseases also take epidemic proportions in India." The World Health Organization said that deaths from liver disease caused by hepatitis viruses are more than the same. deaths caused by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, "he said.

In December 2017, the Lancet medical journal conducted a study that said liver disease would outgrow heart disease by 2020 as the first killer in the UK.

The Center for Liver Diseases and Transplantation Dr. Anand Khakhar, liver surgeon, said: "A sedentary lifestyle, increased alcohol consumption, and obesity all contribute to making India the world capital of liver diseases. "