Agencies New Delhi, July 5 Every third Indian has fatty liver, which predates Type 2 Diabetes and other metabolic disorders, said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh who is himself a nationally renowned Diabetologist. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched Indo French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network InFLiMeN a virtual node to prevent and cure metabolic liver diseases at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences today in New Delhi. Addressing the launch programme Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted that the Indo French Node, InFLiMeN, aims to address key issues related to a common metabolic liver disorder, non alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD , which can progress to cirrhosis and primary liver cancer eventually. It predates diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and many other diseases. As an endocrinologist myself, I understand the nuances of fatty liver and its relation Contd. on page 2
