2023-06-09 17:52:32
The alert was given this Thursday on the occasion of the World Day once morest “fatty liver disease”. More and more adults present on ultrasound with steatosis, namely an accumulation of fat in the liver, deplores in particular Laurent Castera, hepatologist at Beaujon hospital, to the newspaper The cross who devoted an article to this disease, still little known to the general public. “It is estimated that 10 million French people have foie gras”, noted the specialistthe latest figures from nserm reporting 200,000 French people affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, also called or “Nash” (for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis).
If the disease progresses due to increased physical inactivity, overweight and diabetes, most of those affected are unaware of it, as the latter can remain latent for years.
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