Sedentary lifestyle leading to rise in cases of fatty liver
Liver disease seems to have become a lifestyle disease in India with more cases of liver disorder being reported on a daily basis. While India is already one of worst affected developing countries infected by the hepatitis virus of all five kinds (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E), the increasing cases of both non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD ) and alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD), have further worsened the situation. Liver specialists say over 10 lakh new patients are diagnosed every year in India with chronic liver disease and still people are not sensitised about liver diseases and ways to prevent them. They said hepatitis C is the worst type of virus, which if detected on time, can be completely curable. However, if ignored, it can lead to cancer. “One third of liver cancers in India are caused by hepatitis C. There are about 300 million hepatitis cases world over,” they added. Experts further said as many as two lakh people have been screened in Punjab in the last five year