{"id":5911,"date":"2026-05-04T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/?p=5911"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:17:37","slug":"menopause-related-liver-disease-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/menopause-related-liver-disease-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Reveals Alarmingly Low Awareness of Menopause-Related Liver Disease Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"title":"","text":"","image":5917,"landing_page":false,"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<strong>CANADA, May 4, 2026 <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ahead of Women\u2019s Health Week, Liver Canada is highlighting an under recognized connection between hormonal changes and liver disease risk in women, an important but often-overlooked area of women\u2019s health.\r\n\r\nA new national survey from Abacus Data, conducted on behalf of Liver Canada, shows a significant gap in awareness, with only 2 in 10 Canadians recognizing that menopause and hormonal changes can increase a woman\u2019s risk of liver disease.\r\n\r\n\u201cHormonal changes play an important role in women\u2019s liver health, and this is an area we want more Canadians to be aware of,\u201d said Jennifer Nebesky, President and CEO of Liver Canada. \u201cLiver disease affects 1 in 4 Canadians, yet many don\u2019t realize how factors like menopause and midlife hormonal shifts can influence risk.\u201d\r\n\r\nLiver disease is often referred to as a \u201csilent\u201d condition, with few symptoms appearing until it has progressed. For women, this risk can increase during midlife, when shifts in metabolism, weight distribution and insulin resistance can all affect liver health. At the same time, many cases are preventable through early awareness and small, sustained lifestyle changes.\r\n\r\nExperts point to practical steps that can help reduce risk, including maintaining a balanced diet, staying physically active, moderating alcohol intake and speaking with healthcare providers about liver health during and after menopause. However, the survey findings suggest these conversations are not happening often enough.\r\n\r\n\u201cGreater awareness is an important first step,\u201d added Nebesky. \u201cWith the right information and support, women can take meaningful action to protect their liver health at every stage of life.\u201d\r\n\r\nFull survey report available upon request.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Media Contact<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nTo arrange an interview with Holly Nyenkamp with Liver Canada, please contact:\r\n\r\nSophia Wojdak\r\nSWojdak@syntaxstrategic.ca\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Liver Canada <\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nLiver Canada (LC), formerly the Canadian Liver Foundation, was established in 1969 by business leaders and doctors who believed liver disease needed a champion. Today, LC remains the only non-governmental organization in Canada dedicated to liver health and the main source of non-profit funding for all forms of liver disease.\r\n\r\nThrough research, education, advocacy and support, LC promotes liver health by improving prevention, screening, diagnostics and treatment, increasing public understanding and awareness of liver diseases, and supporting those affected. We\u2019re changing the future of liver health for people across Canada, and we won\u2019t stop until there\u2019s liver health for all.","remove_heading_underline":false}],"tldr":"","story":"","bg_colour":"none","story_pretitle":"","story_title":"","story_text":"","story_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5911"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5919,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5911\/revisions\/5919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liver.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}