‘Union Science and Technology Minister’ Jitendra Singh is an expert on the famous disease of diabetes. He has recently talked about the condition of Indians in liver disease. The situation of fatty liver disease in India is worsening day by day. The report clearly states that one in three Indians is affected by this. Fatty liver disease occurs before type 2 diabetes and metabolic disorders.
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)
The Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Diseases Network (InFLiMeN), a virtual node aimed at preventing and curing metabolic liver diseases, was launched at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi on Friday. A large population in India is affected by metabolic disorders and we need India-specific interventions as our phenotype is different.
The InFLiMeN initiative will address non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Which can turn into cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. NAFLD is often preceded by other serious conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Endocrinologist Singh stressed the significant relationship between fatty liver and various metabolic disorders.
Predisposes to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders
Singh said that every third Indian has fatty liver. Which occurs before type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The network is a collaborative effort of ILBS Director Shiv Kumar Sarin and Department of Science and Technology (DST) Secretary Abhay Karandikar. This initiative aims to understand and manage liver diseases through a comprehensive omics approach for biomarker discovery.
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support for healthcare
The network will also include a joint effort of 11 French and 17 Indian doctors. This also includes the Indo-French Center for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPERA) which is supporting this new approach proposed by ILBS.
India is emerging globally not only for curative healthcare but also for preventive healthcare. Both the Indian subcontinent and Europe can share and work on inputs related to lifestyle, diet etc. that contribute to fatty liver, diabetes, metabolic disorders.
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Increasing incidence of liver diseases
Both the Indian subcontinent and Europe have seen an increase in liver diseases due to changes in lifestyle, diet and metabolic syndrome such as diabetes and obesity. Interestingly, NAFLD affects about 20 percent of non-obese patients in India, whereas in the West it is more associated with obesity.
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