World liver day is observed on every 19 April, to spread awareness about liver related disease. The liver is the second largest and the most complex organ in the body, with the exception of the brain. It is a key player in your body’s digestive system. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most prevalent cause of advanced liver disease.
ALD is a complex disease, the successful management of which hinges on the integration of all the competencies in public health, epidemiology, addiction behavior and alcohol-induced organ injury. Both primary interventions to reduce alcohol abuse and secondary intervention to prevent alcohol-associated morbidity and mortality rely on the coordinated action of multidisciplinary teams established at local, national, and international levels. These guidelines aimed to provide physicians with clinical recommendations, to emphasize the fact that alcohol can…
