| Reports of possible liver damage from alcohol abuse | | | | Dr. Kini adds, "It doesn't take 20 or 30 years of alcohol |
| by American actress Lindsay Lohan may help debunk | | | | abuse to cause liver damage or cirrhosis of the liver. If |
| the myth that liver damage and cirrhosis of the liver | | | | you drink too much and too often, it might only take a |
| won't happen to someone in their 20's. | | | | few years before long term liver damage begins to |
| News reports that actress-singer Lindsay Lohan may | | | | appear. So it can certainly happen to people in their |
| have liver damage will probably come as a surprise to | | | | 20's. It can even happen to people in their teens if they |
| many people in their teens and 20's. Many young | | | | start drinking young enough." |
| people think liver damage only happens to middle-aged | | | | Dr. Kini also notes that the livers of young woman are |
| people who have abused alcohol for years or even | | | | more at risk than livers of young men. |
| decades. | | | | "Alcoholic liver disease develops in women after a |
| "Whether the reports about Ms. Lohan are true or not, | | | | shorter duration of drinking than men and with a lower |
| people in their teens and 20's should be made aware | | | | daily alcohol intake. 40-80 g of alcohol daily in men and |
| that liver damage, even cirrhosis, can happen to them," | | | | 20-40 g of alcohol daily in women for 10-12 years can |
| according to Dr.Ratnakar Kini of the Department of | | | | cause significant damage to the liver. But even a |
| Digestive Health and Diseases, Chennai, India. | | | | shorter duration of alcohol intake can cause at least |
| According to the reports, Lohan has liver damage | | | | some damage to the liver. And even teenagers are |
| caused by too much drinking. The National Enquirer | | | | susceptable to liver damage if they do not abstain |
| claims that the problems were discovered during | | | | from taking alcohol." |
| Lohans recent stint in hospital to have her appendix | | | | Dr. Kini recently authored a series of articles related to |
| removed. "Lindsays liver panel shows her drinking is | | | | the human liver and liver problems. The articles have |
| taking a terrible toll on her health. Her liver enzymes | | | | been published on the Internet at Topics covered by |
| are extremely elevated, and doctors warned her if she | | | | the site include liver damage, cirrhosis of the liver, liver |
| doesn't quit boozing she could die." | | | | cysts, fatty liver disease, liver detoxification, liver |
| Lohan, who is 20 years old and not yet of legal drinking | | | | cleansing and liver cancer. |
| age, is famous for her excessive partying. According | | | | Dr.Kini is a Gastroenterology resident at the |
| to ABC News, her representative, Lesley Sloan-Zelnik, | | | | Department of Digestive Health and Diseases, Chennai, |
| has confirmed that Lohan has checked into a | | | | India (formerly known as "Madras"). He is a Graduate |
| rehabilitation program following months of speculation | | | | in Pediatrics from The Institute of Child Health and |
| about her overuse of alcohol. | | | | Hospital for Children in Chennai. |