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The main risk factors for cirrhosis are alcohol and hepatitis B and C. The UK doesn't have a worse drug problem than the rest of Western Europe, consequently i
by HarryHirsch 13y ago
The main risk factors for cirrhosis are alcohol and hepatitis B and C. The UK doesn't have a worse drug problem than the rest of Western Europe, consequently it must be the drinking.
- DanBC 13y agoThe UK does have worse obesity problems than the rest of western europe, so parent asks a reasonable question. Is obesity a factor in greater rates of liver disease?
- HarryHirsch 13y agoHere is an analysis of the risk factors: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/AnnualReports/Browsable/DH_4903444 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en... This report from the British government says that virus hepatitis and alcohol are the biggest risk factors and that a strategy needs to be devised against these to fight chronic liver disease.