Fatty Liver Disease
Type II diabetes patients are at a higher risk of contracting liver diseases.
Fatty liver results when too much fat is stored in liver cells, which prevents proper functioning of the organ.
People in a state are seem
to be dealing with severe dietary illnesses after data collected by a
city-based hospital showed that it had received around 500 cases of liver
ailments in the past one year. Moreover, over 50% of these patients were
suffering from Type II diabetes.
Type II diabetes patients
are at a higher risk of contracting liver cirrhosis, which causes irreversible
scarring of the organ, revealed the study.
According to DNA, a study
shows that there are higher chances of diabetes patients developing
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
As the name suggests, fatty
liver basically means too much fat stored in liver cells, which in turn can prevent the organ from
functioning properly.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease is a term used for a range of liver conditions that affect people who
drink little or no alcohol.
The disease is linked to
overweight or obesity, insulin resistance, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia),
type 2 diabetes, high triglycerides in the blood. The disease is trickier as it
usually shows no signs and symptoms. However, a patient can sometimes feel pain
in the upper right abdomen, fatigue, and enlarged stomach.
Fortunately, the disease
can be treated by losing weight through a healthy diet and exercise.
According to a study
published, a low-fat diet or the Mediterranean diet really helps in curing
fatty liver disease.
Mediterranean diet includes mostly includes
consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables, olive oil, fish and almost no meat.
Weight-loss surgery is
also an option for those who need to lose a lot of weight.
Around 9-32% of
general population in India suffers from NAFLD and the numbers have doubled in
the last 20 years, according to a 2017 study published.