UNI SPECIALNew Delhi, April 18 -- On the occasion of World Liver Day, observed every year on April 19, health experts have expressed concern over the rising number of liver-related illnesses in the country.
Fatty liver disease, once considered uncommon, is now being increasingly seen not only in older adults but also in young and middle-aged individuals.
According to Dr. Kartik Sahni, MS, MCh (GI Surgery, AIIMS New Delhi), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), previously known as fatty liver disease, is emerging as one of the leading causes of liver problems in India.
Dr. Sahni said that nearly one in three people in urban India may be affected by fatty liver. Rising obesity, Type 2 diabetes, junk food, late-n...