Unaddressed fatty liver is seen to be the top emerging cause of liver cirrhosis worldwide, including the Philippines, in the next few decades, urging Filipinos to maintain a healthy lifestyle, according to a health expert on Wednesday.
As treatments and vaccines have become available for Hepatitis B and C—the main culprit of liver cirrhosis—the overall prevalence of the disease has not declined. Fatty liver is now emerging as one of the rising main causes, particularly in Western countries by 2030, Dr. Mara Teresa T. Panlilio, a gastroenterology and transplant hepatology specialist, said during a forum led by the Philippine College of Physicians.
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