Foreign media: Australians exceed 30% fatty liver or consumption of fructose
15 daily daily news network in December said that there are more and more obese people in Australia, and now there is one in every three people in the country. There is a fatty liver.
in December 15th, according to the Lianhe Zaobao website of Singapore, the obesity complications used to affect the elderly and are now beginning to affect young people of more than 20.
reported that Hardy, a 63 year old mining company senior clerk, was diagnosed with fatty liver 18 months ago, a result of his long-term consumption of sugar, salt and fat. The disease can seriously damage the liver, and the liver is an important organ that breaks down food, eliminates toxins and regulates metabolism.
90% to 95% of fatty liver patients have no symptoms, but the disease causes Hardy's abdominal water, and makes him a number of coma, one of which is still in the intensive care unit for three days.
Hardy said, "specialist says I have only two choices. If I fail to have a liver transplant, I can only live for two years. If I receive a liver transplant, I will probably live for 20 more years. " He received a liver transplant this year.
fatty liver takes about 2500 lives per year. Professor Paul Gao, a senior liver expert at Austen hospital, said that the patients were mainly obese, but those with normal weight may also be ill, but this is likely to be related to the gene.
Paul Gogh also said that more and more studies have found that fatty liver may be caused by chemicals called fructose (fructose) and a chemical called "AGEs" (AGEs). Fructose is a common sweetener in processed foods, and the final product of glycation end will be produced when frying high protein and high-fat foods.
he said: "we eat more prepared foods, which usually contain a lot of advanced glycation end products, which will make our liver sick."
Paul Gogh said that 5% to 10% of patients with fatty liver will suffer from cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver failure. The bad news is that once the disease gets worse, it's too late.
the only way to cure fatty liver is to receive a liver transplant, but the patient may not be suitable for surgery or to find the right liver in time. The disease can be diagnosed by blood test, sometimes with ultrasound and biopsy.
Rhodes, another liver expert, said that weight loss may also cure fatty liver problems, but only about 20% of his patients succeed in losing weight and keeping weight no longer.
reported that as Australia's overweight population reached 2/3 and the obesity problem was not alleviated, Rhodes feared that more people would be ill in the future. "This will lead to overloading of the medical system."