气候变化和肝脏疾病:一个迷你回顾
Tiago Ribeiro1,2,3, Guilherme Macedo1,2,3
1Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland)
|March 13, 2026
概括
气候变化通过各种因素加剧了与酒精有关的肝病和MASLD等肝病. 医疗保健系统也会影响气候变化,需要可持续的公共卫生和环境保护实践.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 气候变化对人类健康构成重大威胁,越来越多的证据将其与肝脏疾病联系起来.
- 肝脏的主要疾病,包括与酒精有关的肝病,代谢功能障碍相关的肝病 (MASLD) 和病毒性肝炎,都容易受到气候变化的影响.
- 诸如饮食改变,药物滥用,极端天气事件和水传染病等因素有助于增加肝脏疾病的发病率和严重程度.
研究的目的:
- 探索气候变化与肝脏疾病之间的多方面的关系.
- 确定气候变化影响肝病流行和严重程度的机制.
- 突出卫生保健系统对气候变化的贡献以及可持续实践的需要.
主要方法:
- 文献综述和综合现有关于气候变化和肝病的研究.
- 对将气候变化与肝脏疾病联系起来的直接和间接途径的分析.
- 检查医疗保健系统的环境足迹,特别是肝脏单位.
主要成果:
- 气候变化通过改变食物供应,社会不稳定,医疗保健获取中断和感染增加而加剧肝脏疾病.
- 常见的肝病,如与酒精有关的肝病,MASLD和病毒性肝炎,都受到气候变化的重大影响.
- 医疗保健设施通过能源使用,废物产生和排放,为气候变化做出贡献.
结论:
- 解决气候变化和肝病之间的双重相互作用对公共卫生至关重要.
- 实施可持续的医疗保健实践,包括远程医疗和减少废物,至关重要.
- 缓解气候变化及其对肝脏健康的影响需要采用综合方法,包括公共卫生战略和医疗保健系统改革.
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