From the India Today archives (2012) | Fatty liver disease: India's battle of the bulge
1 year, 6 months ago

From the India Today archives (2012) | Fatty liver disease: India's battle of the bulge

India Today  

It was a day like any other in March this year. Fatty liver disease, in the absence of alcohol intake, is rapidly emerging as a health crisis in urban India. 70-90% people with obesity and diabetes suffer from fatty liver disease. "Fatty liver damage is no longer limited to people who drink excessively," says Dr Shiv Sarin, director of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi, who co-authored the global guidelines on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease brought out by the World Gastroenterology Organisation in June this year. "While a medical data search of 'non-alcoholic fatty liver' on the Internet via PubMed yielded only 14 research papers in 1995 and 36 in 2000, publications on this topic have accelerated to over 200 a year in the last five years," says Dr Anoop Misra, chief of obesity, diabetes and metabolic diseases at Fortis Hospital in Delhi.

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Fatty liver India's new silent epidemic: Why one in every three children has it
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Fatty liver India's new silent epidemic: Why one in every three children has it

India Today  

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Diabetes and Obesity: A Silent Threat to Liver Health
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Diabetes and Obesity: A Silent Threat to Liver Health

New Indian Express  

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Explained: The alarming rise of fatty liver disease among Indians
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained: The alarming rise of fatty liver disease among Indians

Firstpost  

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Fatty liver disease major health concern in India, say doctors
1 year, 5 months ago

Fatty liver disease major health concern in India, say doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

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Alarming increase in liver disease caused by poor diet and lifestyle: doctors
1 year, 6 months ago

Alarming increase in liver disease caused by poor diet and lifestyle: doctors

The Hindu  

If alcohol consumption could impact the health of your liver, a sedentary lifestyle, a high calorie diet and excess fats associated with obesity and high blood sugar can be equally detrimental. It is extremely critical to educate the public on the fact that while excess alcohol causes damage to our liver, a sedentary lifestyle, overeating and a high calorie diet …

Experts: Nearly 50% of Chandigarh residents may have underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
1 year, 6 months ago

Experts: Nearly 50% of Chandigarh residents may have underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Hindustan Times  

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High carb & fat food 'silently' driving fatty liver disease in India, claim experts
1 year, 6 months ago

High carb & fat food 'silently' driving fatty liver disease in India, claim experts

India TV News  

While alcohol is known to damage the liver, less activity coupled with high intake of carb and fat food is silently driving an epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in India, said experts on the occasion of International NASH Day on Thursday. Fatty liver disease of two types: If there is fat, but no damage to the liver, the disease …

Liver diseases, screening is the key
1 year, 8 months ago

Liver diseases, screening is the key

Deccan Chronicle  

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Rise in number of teens, young adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver
2 years, 4 months ago

Rise in number of teens, young adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai When 16-year-old Sudha S, a Vile Parle resident, was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis recently, her parents were expectedly taken aback, as they associated fatty liver with excessive alcohol intake. Dr Harshad Joshi, gastroenterologist and inflammatory bowel disease specialist, Masina Hospital, recently treated a 22-year-old from Byculla, for non-alcoholic fatty liver While the Class XI student is presently undergoing treatment, …

Why you should take fatty liver seriously
2 years, 6 months ago

Why you should take fatty liver seriously

India Today  

Recent studies by The Indian National Association for Study of the Liver -NAFLD Taskforce and Indian Consortium on NAFLD estimate that around 30-40 per cent of Indians suffer from fatty liver disease, a figure that has grown in the last few years. Diagnose the condition early Fatty liver disease can be reversed if diagnosed in the initial stages. Control diet …

The big, fat problem: India’s obesity epidemic explained
2 years, 6 months ago

The big, fat problem: India’s obesity epidemic explained

Firstpost  

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Obesity getting bigger in India: One in every four has a weight problem
2 years, 6 months ago

Obesity getting bigger in India: One in every four has a weight problem

India Today  

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A fatty liver can be dangerous to your heart
3 years, 7 months ago

A fatty liver can be dangerous to your heart

India TV News  

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Overweight, diabetic people at risk of developing non-alcoholic liver disease
3 years, 10 months ago

Overweight, diabetic people at risk of developing non-alcoholic liver disease

Hindustan Times  

People who are overweight and have diabetes are at a higher risk of developing the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as the prevalence of NAFLD is around 9 percent to 32 percent in the Indian population, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. Researchers have found NAFLD in 40 to 80 per cent of people who have type-2 diabetes, and in …

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