18 Million Filipinos are Suffering from the "Silent Epidemic"
Did you know that at least 18 million Filipinos are either suffering from or at the risk of a disease considered a silent epidemic? As a mom, hearing this data from an expert during the online press conference organized by the Hepatology Society of the Philipines (HSP), entitled "Fatty Liver Facts: What You Need to Know About This Silent Epidemic", I was alarmed and I was worried for myself, my family, my friends, especially my kids. Silent epidemic Fatty Liver disease is also called the " silent epidemic" which affects 115 million people around the world. It has no symptoms at the early stages, which is why many people are unaware that they have it until it's too late. How it is initially detected? - often accidentally diagnosed - fatty liver on ultrasound - abnormal ALT or SGPT on routine tests - may have normal blood tests According to Dr.Allan Policarpio, President of the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology, fatty liver disease is a little-known, p...