Apollo Hospitals has commissioned a new machine to diagnose the intermediate stages of fatty liver disease and reverse the condition.
A sedentary life and easy access to food has led to teetotallers developing fatty liver condition. Around 25% to 30% of Indian population could have Mash (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis), a condition where the liver’s function is compromised, said N. Murugan, senior consultant hepatologist at Apollo Hospital. Awareness of the possible damage is poor as the impact of Mash occurs almost 20-25 years after the damage has begun.
Analysis of the liver ultrasound of three lakh people who underwent master health checkup at the hospital revealed that around 38% of adults had fatty liver. “Around 25% of children below 15 had fatty liver, which is very worrying,” he said.
