What do you know about hepatitis B?

Overview

Do you know that a person can be infected with hepatitis B but they won't know? Why? Because most people that are newly or chronically infected do not have symptoms. Hence, they go about infecting other people without knowing it, and this puts them at high risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer, as the liver will be deteriorating  silently.

Hepatitis B is a deadly liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This disease can be acute - very severe and lasting for a short time, or chronic - persisting for a long time. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 296 million people around the world were living with chronic hepatitis B infection, and 1.5 million new cases were detected each year. In the same year, due to hepatitis B, 820, 000 people around the world died of cirrhosis ( scarring of the liver) and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary cancer of the liver). In Africa, 81 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B.

Trans Fat is harmful to your heart

Do you love eating packaged or baked foods? If your answer yes, then I’d advise you to cut down on the quantity you eat; better yet, stop eating them completely. Why? Because they are not good for your health (especially if you are above forty) due to the trans-fat they contain.

Trans fats are fats that are formed through an industrial process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oils, which causes the oils to become solid at room temperature. Hence, these oils are referred to as partially-hydrogenated oils (PHOs).