Liver Diseases in Latin America: Current Status, Unmet Needs, and Opportunities for Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

To assess the current challenges regarding liver diseases, including the burden of disease, access to care, screening, and treatment needs in Latin America.

Recent findings

Latin America is a region with a rich multicultural heritage and important socioeconomic differences. The burden of liver diseases is high and mainly determined by a high level of alcohol intake and the surge of risk factors associated with NAFLD (i.e., sedentary lifestyles, broader access to highly processed foods, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus). Hepatotropic viruses also play a role in the development of chronic liver diseases, although their comparative frequency has been decreasing over the last decades. There are important disparities in access to screening and treatment for

SUBMITTER: Diaz LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202671 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature