1 In 3 Indians Suffer From Fatty liver, Predates Diabetes: Union Minister
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"There is an urgent need to develop simple, low-cost diagnostic tests for the detection of different stages of fatty liver and their progression to severe, full-blown diseases," he said.
Every third person in India has a fatty liver, which predates Type-2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, on Friday.
"Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -- a common metabolic liver disorder -- can progress to cirrhosis and primary liver cancer eventually. It predates diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and many other diseases. As an endocrinologist myself, I understand the nuances of fatty liver and its relation with diabetes and other metabolic disorders," said Dr Jitendra, a nationally renowned Diabetologist.
He was speaking at the launch of the Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN) -- a virtual node to prevent and cure metabolic liver diseases at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in the national Capital.
