World Liver Day 2023: Quotes, Messages, Theme and Significance - What to do if you have fatty liver?

World liver day 2023: World liver day is observed on April 19 every year, across the world. The day aims to raise awareness about liver-related diseases and diseases. As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), liver ailments remain the 10th most common reason for death in India.

The liver is the second largest and most complex organ, performing all vital functions. The liver plays an important role in the body’s immunity, digestion, and metabolism. It is responsible for the conversion of glucose into glycogen, amino acid regulation, production of proteins for blood plasma and more.

World Liver Day 2023 theme

The theme for World Liver Day 2023 is "Be Vigilant, Do Regular Liver Check-Up, Fatty Liver Can Affect Anyone." 

World liver day 2023: How to keep liver healthy?

• Maintain a healthy weight
• Eat a balanced diet
• Avoid the use of illicit drugs
• Use alcohol responsibly
• Exercise regularly
• Avoid sharing personal hygiene items
• Get medical care in case of exposer to blood
• Avoid contaminated needles
• Avoid toxins

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World liver day 2023: What to do if someone has fatty liver?

Dr Raghu DK, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist from Apollo Hospitals said that patients with fatty liver should be referred to a gastroenterologist for adequate counselling and further management.

"The cornerstone for the treatment of NAFLD is weight management, active lifestyle, good control of associated conditions like Diabetes, PCOS,and Hypertension.  Patient education is highly important and regular follow-up of NAFLD with FIBROSCAN which can quantify the fat content in the liver along with assessing the response to treatment, plays a pivotal role to arrest the progression of NAFLD to cirrhosis," he added.

World liver day 2023: Quotes, WhatsApp messages, wishes

• On World Liver Day, make your health a priority. Keep eating healthy. 
• Be mindful of your liver health. Promise to go for a liver check-up this World Liver day.
• We must pledge to keep our livers healthy this World Liver day. 

World Hepatitis day 2023

Every year on July 28, World Hepatitis Day is celebrated. As per the WHO, low coverage of testing and treatment is the most important gap to be addressed in order to achieve the global elimination goals by 2030.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can cause a range of health problems and can be fatal. 

Dr Bharani, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist from Apollo Hospitals said, "The liver can be affected most commonly by hepatitis viruses, alcohol, drugs, and most importantly in the present day scenario by obesity and diabetes, where it is categorized under NAFLD-non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fatty liver can progress to a more severe liver disease called cirrhosis which in turn can lead to liver cancer."

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