Recently, the Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN) was launched to prevent and cure metabolic liver diseases.
Every third Indian has fatty liver, which predates Type 2 Diabetes and other metabolic disorders, said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh who is himself a nationally renowned Diabetologist.
The Indo-French Node, InFLiMeN, aims to address key issues related to a common metabolic liver disorder, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can progress to cirrhosis and primary liver cancer eventually.
Liver is the largest organ inside the human body. It helps body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.
Fatty liver disease is a condition in which fat builds up in human’s liver.
There are two main types: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Alcoholic fatty liver disease, also called alcoholic steatohepatitis.
