肥胖引发肝硬化“浪潮”
<p><span word="Doctor">Doctor</span> <span word="Jude">Jude</span> <span word="Oben">Oben</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="liver">liver</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Oben">Oben</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liver">liver</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="bout">bout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>. "<span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overeat">overeat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Oben">Oben</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hepatologist">hepatologist</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span>' <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="liver">liver</span>."</p><p><span word="Oben">Oben</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="tidal">tidal</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span>, <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>. "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metabolic">metabolic</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="link">link</span>. <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span>."</p><p><span word="Oben">Oben</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Campaign">Campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="irreversible">irreversible</span> <span word="scarring">scarring</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="liver">liver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hepatitis">hepatitis</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cirrhosis">cirrhosis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> – <span word="obesity">obesity</span> – <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="liver">liver</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p>
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