a new
study
conducted by the
canadian nash network
and published in the canadian medical association journal (cmaj) has confirmed that non-alcoholic liver conditions are a growing problem in the country.
non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (nash) cases are expected to increase by 35 per cent and deaths expected to double to 49,100 from 24,400 in 2019 in canada over the next decade. nash and non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease (nafld) are caused by the accumulation of fat in the livers of those who drink little to no alcohol. they can lead to liver scarring and fibrosis, and are also recognized to cause cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
the authors used “historical trends for
obesity prevalence among adults to estimate longitudinal changes in the number of incident nafld cases.”
obesity currently affects over a third of canadians.
the study’s model predicts the number of nafld cases would increase by 20 per cent between 2019 and 2030 to 9,305,000 from 7,757,000.
further, cases of liver failure, liver cancer or liver transplantation, are expected to increase by 65 per cent by 2030. in the next decade, nash-related liver deaths are expected to account for 11.3 per cent of total deaths in canada up from 10.9 per cent in 2019.
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