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A recent Guangdong fat liver sampling survey showed that the rate of people suffering from fatty livers in the province has reached 17.2 percent and the rate has even reached 23 percent in urban areas of Guangdong.
This figure means that nearly every two Cantonese in ten are fatty liver sufferers. This survey also shows that people who are plagued with obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are more likely to suffer from fat liver disease. Over 3,500 people participated in the survey.
According to research, 25 percent of the fat liver patients are expected to develop cirrhosis of the liver within ten years.
Editor: Yan
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