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RSS FeedsUAE children as young as 15 suffer adult liver disease
(WorldNews Health)

 
 

29 april 2017 21:47:46

 
UAE children as young as 15 suffer adult liver disease
(WorldNews Health)
 


ABU DHABI // Children as young as 15 are being diagnosed with a liver disease normally suffered by adults, with doctors blaming poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis fatty liver is caused by a build-up of fat around the organ, leading to inflammation. It has become a growing problem among youths, doctors say. The fat damages the liver, affecting its function, and in up to 30 per cent of cases turns into cirrhosis, meaning the patient needs an organ transplant. The disease is normally found in people...


 
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