Monday, 20 May 2019

UK's spiralling obesity crisis could lead to liver disease boom

UK's spiralling obesity crisis could lead to liver disease boom The ever-increasing number of Britons who have type 2 diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop aggressive liver disease, a major study has found.

The review of nearly 19million people said those with diabetes should be monitored closely because of their raised risk of life-threatening liver disease.

The study, led by experts at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow, suggests the UK’s spiralling obesity crisis could lead to a spike in cases of liver cancer. The Daily Mail

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