Khat chewing increases the risk for developing chronic liver disease: A hospital-based case-control study.
Stian Magnus Staurung OrlienSvein G GundersenNega Belay BerheNejib Yusuf IsmaelTekabe Abdosh AhmedKathrine Stene-JohansenSvein Gunnar GundersenMarsha Yvonne MorganAsgeir JohannessenPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2018)
A significant association was observed between chewing khat and the risk for developing CLD, and in men the association was strong and dose-dependent, suggesting a causal relationship; as the prevalence of khat chewing is increasing worldwide, these findings have major public health implications. (Hepatology 2018;68:248-257).