What are the risk factors of liver cirrhosis?
Liver cirrhosis has some known risk factors, including
Excessive consumption of alcohol – It doubles the risk of developing liver cirrhosis.
Being overweight and obese – Being obese increases your risk of many conditions, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, that can lead to cirrhosis.
Viral hepatitis – Although not everyone with hepatitis can develop cirrhosis, it is one of the leading causes of hepatitis in the world – particularly hepatitis B and C.
