British Liver Trust partners with ITN Business to understand the importance of ‘Good Liver Health’
Liver disease is a silent killer and is currently on the rise, killing more than 10,000 people each year in the UK[1]. Despite 90% of liver diseases being preventable, three in four people are currently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver at a stage when it is too...
Introduction of new terminology for fatty liver diseases
A group of multinational liver societies and leading doctors have announced new terminology for liver diseases related to fat accumulation in the liver. The new names are for the diseases that have previously been called ‘fatty liver disease’; non-alcohol related...
The British Liver Trust warns that an estimated four in five people who have the more advanced form of fatty liver disease are undiagnosed
It is estimated that four in five people across the UK who have NASH, the more advanced form of fatty liver disease, have not been diagnosed. 1 On International NASH Day, the British Liver Trust, the UK’s leading liver health charity, is raising awareness of this...
First ever Parliamentary Debate to address urgent issue of obesity-related liver disease in the UK
MPs from across the political spectrum will today – 8th June 2023 – take part in the first-ever parliamentary debate on ‘preventing obesity and fatty liver disease’ to address the growing liver disease epidemic caused by skyrocketing rates of...