The number of children diagnosed with fatty liver disease could double over the next decade, with already 15 per cent of kids afflicted with the disease, warns an Australian cardiologist.
Fatty liver occurs when excess fat accumulates in the liver cells and can lead to potentially deadly cirrhosis of the liver and possibly Type 2 diabetes if left untreated.
Cardiologist Dr Ross Walker says non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is already a leading cause of chronic liver disease in children, and he fears this will only worsen as sugar intake continues to rise among kids.
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Brian Chew's comment,
March 9, 2017 10:43 AM
This is extremely worrying as many youngsters, me including, drink more than one bottle of soft drink a week. This means that we are in high risk of many diseases such as Cirrhosis or Diabetes. This is very worrying and scary, and we should try to watch our diet more from now on and reduce our sugar intake. Hopefully this problem could be solved sooner than later to avoid having many people suffering from liver problems and diabetes in the future.
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