Zurich Citizens News, 1975-07-10, Page 18TODAY'S HEALTH
The liver ----a vital organ
that needs looking after
by David Woods
Whether or not life is worth
living, a writer in the British humor
magazine Punch observed a cen-
tury ago, depends to a great extent
on the liver.
Certainly, the liver has a much
greater effect on our lives than we
give it credit for. It's the largest
organ in the ,body, accounting for
about one -fiftieth of our total body
weight. It's a chemical factory
where proteins, carbohydrates and
fats are made, It regulates hor-
mones and stores essential vitamins.
It purifies blood flowing through it
on the way to the heart. And it de-
toxifies certain drugs and chemicals
before they start circulating through
the body.
It's hardly surprising, then, that
when something goes wrong with
the liver, other parts of the body —
kidneys, heart, lungs or brain, for
example — may suffer, too.
However, much liver disease is
entirely preventable. The liver's
chief enemy is alcohol, and alco-
holic liver disease is the main cause
of sudden, natural death in the 25
to 39 age group in Canada, and the
fifth most common cause of all
deaths.
A;cohol, like other chemicals, is
processed in the liver. But too much
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of it causes the liver to become
fatty, then swollen and scarred, and
eventually to degenerate to the
point where it can no longer do
its work — a condition called
cirrhosis.
The solution is blissfully simple:
cut down on consumption of
alcohol. Ontario's Addiction Re-
search Foundation reports that a
"dangerous" level of drinking is
nine or more ounces of spirits a
day, or the equivalent in beer or
wine. Dr. M. M. Fisher, an asso-
ciate professor of medicine at the
University of Toronto and a direc-
tor of the Canadian Hepatic Foun-
dation, considers that six ounces a
day, on a regular basis, is cause
enough for concern.
Dr. Fisher urges anyone who
consumes more than that amount
to ask for a test 'of liver function
during a general medical check-up.
The reason, he says, is that the
early stages of alcoholic liver dis-
ease can be diagnosed and cor-
rected. But cirrhosis is irreversible.
Fisher points out that 90 per cent
of the people with alcoholic liver
disease are not skid row drunks,
but otherwise responsible people
holding down regular jobs.
The other principal affliction of
the liver is viral hepatitis, which,
after venereal disease, mumps and
chickenpox is the fourth most com-
mon reportable disease — with
10,000 cases reported each year in
Canada. The disease is extremely
infectious, and can be spread by
cuts or abrasions in the skin, trans-
mitting blood to others through
kissing, sex, sharing toothbrushes,
or by "needle sharing" among drug
addicts.
Viral hepatitis, too, is therefore
largely preventable by sensible
hygiene.
You only have one liver. Look
after it, and it will look after you.
Bayfield
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smale,
Midland and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Keys, of Hensall visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Makins
on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Mackie,
Jim, Stephen and JoAnne,
London were weekend visitors
in the village. Stephen remained
until Thursday as the guest
of the Jack Merner family;
and Jim is here for the summer
in their trailer at the home of
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Makins.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Latimer
and Christine returned to their
home in Weston after spending
the past week with her Mother
Mrs. G.L. Knight. Mr. Ronald
Knight of Toronto was a week-
end guest of his Mother.
Recent guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Westlake and family
were Mr. Louis Burnell, Jane
and Jenny, of Guelph. They also
visited with Mrs, Nina Weston
of Huronview during Senior
Citizens Week. While here they
finalized plans for a family
reunion in late July; the family
of the late William C. Johnston.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PROJECTS, - Teacher Ervin Steinman, has his class busy working on
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