It sector youth fatty liver: The web of fatty liver in India is slowly spreading its foot and the shocking thing is that the youth of the country have come in the grip of this beamiri. We are not such that Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has made a shocking disclosure in Parliament. He has told that according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), more than 84% of the workers working in the IT sector in Hyderabad are struggling with the problem of fatty liver. This revelation has shocked everyone because most of the people between the ages of 25 to 45 years are working in the IT sector, so let’s know how serious the fatty liver is and why this desk is taking a desk job or youth fast.
What is fatty liver?
Those who are hearing the name of fatty liver for the first time, first of all know that when excessive fat is stored in our body in the liver, it is called fatty liver. The biggest problem of this disease is that there is no symptom of it in the beginning, but over time it slowly damages the liver and can cause serious diseases like inflammation-syrup. Fatty liver is also called stytosis and it is of two types.
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (AFLD)
Alcoholic fatty liver disease is more than those who drink more alcohol than the limit.
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
It is not that only by drinking, there is a fatty liver, due to obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol, there is also a fatty liver called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Please tell that now all the diseases related to liver without drinking alcohol, they all come inside NAFLD.
Union Health Minister warns
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda told Parliament that an operational guidelines have been released by the government to raise awareness and adopt healthy lifestyle about metabolic dysfunction related fatty liver disease (MAFLD). All states have also been instructed to investigate all states on behalf of Jagat Prakash Nadda. Along with this, he also gave a warning, he said, it indicates a big health threat and if the lifestyle is not changed in time, then in the coming time, the health of the youth generation of the country can suffer a lot of damage.
76.3% people who eat fast food
Just drinking alcohol or diabetes and high cholesterol is not the cause of fatty liver. ICMR did a research, according to which, 76.3% of the people who eat fast-food in the week have got fatty. In the research conducted in three tehsils of Jaipur, fatty liver was found in 37.2 percent of the people and the number of men has been found more than women.
Due to fatty liver in IT workers
Working for a long time: In the IT sector, workers are sitting in front of the computer daily 8 to 10 hours, which reduces physical activity.
Junk Food and Poor Diet: Fast food, packaged snacks and cold drinks have become part of daily diet in the busy schedule of office.
Stress and lack of sleep: Work pressure, night shift and more stress affect sleep, which spoils the metabolism of the body.
Alcohol and sweet: Some people drink weekends or alcohol daily to reduce stress and some people slow the stress by eating sweet things. Excessive intake of these two causes effect on the liver.
What are the causes of fatty liver in IT workers?
Dr. Shubham Vatsya, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Senior Consultant of Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, had told during an interview that people are falling victim to fatty liver due to non -drinking alcohol, due to not drinking alcohol, the biggest reason is the increasing rate of unhealthy lifestyle and obesity. He had also given some suggestions to stay safe due to this.
Why is the danger of fatty liver increasing?
Working for a long time: In the IT sector, workers are sitting in front of the computer daily 8 to 10 hours, which reduces physical activity.
Junk Food and Poor Diet: Fast food, packaged snacks and cold drinks have become part of daily diet in the busy schedule of office.
Stress and lack of sleep: Work pressure, night shift and more stress affect sleep, which spoils the metabolism of the body.
Alcohol and sweet: Some people drink weekends or alcohol daily to reduce stress and some people slow the stress by eating sweet things. Excessive intake of these two causes effect on the liver.
Fatty liver symptoms-
Symptoms of fatty liver are usually not visible, but by the time the symptoms appear, the condition has deteriorated. Symptoms of fatty liver- such as loss of appetite, jaundice, urination of dark color, swelling in the stomach and legs.
How to avoid fatty liver?
- Healthy lifestyle
- Sleep
- Get Liver Function Test (LFT)
- Get Hepatitis A and B vaccine
- Stay hydrated and manage stress
- Do not drink alcohol
- do the exercise
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