Tuesday 7 May 2019

Hospitals see twice as many children with fatty liver disease as in 2013, NHS figures show

Hospitals see twice as many children with fatty liver disease as in 2013, NHS figures show The number of children being hospitalised with fatty liver disease in England has more than doubled since 2013, according to NHS statistics showing the impact of the UK’s obesity crisis.

NHS Digital statistics show that 195 under-18s were admitted to hospital with the problem last year, a rise from 96 cases reported in 2013-14. The Independent

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