Can childhood obesity lead to liver cancer?

Fatty liver does ultimately lead to liver cancer

You can find on the website of the "International Research Center for Fatty Liver Prevention and Control": 10.2% of obese children suffer from fatty liver. Within 5-10 years, 17% of fatty liver patients will develop into steatohepatitis, and 20% of them will develop into liver cirrhosis within 20-40 years. Fatty liver can also develop into liver cancer. Clinical medicine has found cases in which fatty liver eventually deteriorates into liver cancer. It can be seen that fatty liver does ultimately lead to liver cancer.

These data seem to reflect that it takes a long time for fatty liver to develop into liver cancer. Many people therefore determine that the probability of fatty liver turning into liver cancer is very low. Moreover, liver cancer takes decades to form and has little impact on their health. Experts warn that this cannot be the reason why we ignore fatty liver. Although overall, only a small proportion of fatty liver will turn into liver cancer, for individuals, once developed, it is 100%.

Seven serious hazards of fatty liver

As the saying goes, a fire at the gate will affect the fish in the pool. The harm of fatty liver is not limited to damaging the liver, causing liver cancer, but also accompanied by other related diseases. This is also the reason why patients cannot relax their vigilance. At the recently held "Expert Seminar on the Prevention and Treatment of Fatty Liver", more than 20 authoritative experts on liver disease jointly pointed out that the liver and other diseases in the body are interrelated. Fatty liver can cause disorder of lipid metabolism in the liver and bring "seven major hazards" to the body., shortening people's life expectancy.

The "seven major hazards" are:

1. Increase the burden on the liver and cause liver damage;

2. Promote the formation of atherosclerosis;

3. Accompanied or aggravated by hypertension and coronary heart disease;

4. Accompanied or aggravated diabetes;

5. Reduce human immunity and detoxification functions;

6. Causes damage to the digestive system of the body;

7. Develop encephalopathy and fatty liver syndrome.

Early reversal of fatty liver and early peace of mind

It can be seen that fatty liver is a comprehensive damage to health rather than a single one. Middle-aged and elderly people are at high risk of fatty liver, but there is a trend of becoming younger and younger. Early detection and early reversal must be made, so that the emergence of other related diseases can be effectively avoided. However, there are also different treatment options for fatty liver caused by different causes. Adhering to appropriate exercise, reasonable diet, and standardized living habits is not suitable for all patients with fatty liver. Many people are unable to insist on changing their eating and living habits due to factors such as work, physique, habits, etc. This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of reversing fatty liver, and more convenient and effective means of reversing it.

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(Editor in charge: He Zhiyan)