“It’s surprising that people are not afraid destroy their livers. However, it is one of the organs that we cannot live without. P:r: Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, a virologist and head of the Center for Biology and Pathology at the Henri-Mondor Hospital (AP-HP) in Crete, is not alone in making this observation. At the International Liver Disease Congress held in London ten days ago, many experts lamented the lack of awareness of the avoidable risks of liver disease, particularly lifestyle.
A diet too high in sugars and fats and insufficient physical activity lead to a build-up of fat in the liver, known as steatosis or NAFLD. According to the Constance cohort (2020), almost one in five French people will be affected. In most cases, this fat is well tolerated, but in 20% of cases it causes inflammation, causing gradual destruction of liver cells or fibrosis…
Source: Le Figaro
