Healthy Liver for a Perfect Life

Worldwide, there are 20-30 fatty liver patients among 100 ordinary adults, and the proportion is as high as 60% to 90% among obese patients. With the economic development and lifestyle changes, the number of fatty liver in China is also increasing rapidly, and presents a trend of low age.

how to get fatty liver?

(1) Eating too much greasy things, excessive calorie intake, or metabolic dysfunction of liver cells will cause the liver to reduce the ability to transport lipids to the outside.

(2) Obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, alcoholism, nutritional problems, and certain medications may also cause problems with hepatic lipid metabolism, leading to fatty liver.

Abnormal deposition of fat in the liver, in addition to affecting the liver’s own function, will also trigger inflammation, if not controlled, will gradually cause liver fibrosis, and ultimately embark on the cirrhosis of the road of no return.

2. To treat or not to treat?

Simple fatty liver is only the first step of fatty liver disease, although the progress of fatty liver is slow, but it will be transformed into steatohepatitis if it is not controlled. According to the current statistics, the incidence of cirrhosis within 15 years in patients with steatohepatitis is as high as 15% to 25%.

Fatty liver not only damages the liver, but is often accompanied by abnormalities in glucose and lipid metabolism, which can affect tissues and organs throughout the body.

The incidence of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease is significantly higher in patients with fatty liver. Some studies have shown that the life expectancy of patients with fatty liver is shorter than that of the healthy population, and the main causes of death are malignant tumors, cardiovascular diseases and cirrhosis. So, of course, it should be treated.

Most fatty liver stems from unhealthy lifestyle habits, and the best treatment strategy is weight loss. In short, take medication, need to be under the guidance of a doctor, do not buy your own medication to take medication, if further damage to the liver, can be more than worth it.

3、What should I eat if I have fatty liver?

Adjusting diet is the most basic way to deal with the majority of fatty liver, but also an important measure to prevent and control the progress of liver disease.

The general principle is: quit smoking and drinking, reduce sugar and fat, reduce refined white soft, increase vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber.

Try not to eat fried, crispy, dry pot and other dishes, choose more steamed or cold. Eat more fruits and vegetables and grains and cereals, do not eat fat meat, low-fat fish, meat and eggs is better, with grains and cereals to replace part of the refined rice and white flour.

Still need to pay attention to: can not rely on a certain kind of food or a few kinds of food to supplement nutrition and control the condition, but need to overall dietary adjustments to improve fatty liver.

4、What level of weight loss is appropriate?

(1) Diet: For most patients with mild, moderate and a few severe fatty liver, weight loss is the best strategy to reverse fatty liver. Dieting is not just dieting. Excessive dieting will reduce the production of proteins that transport lipids and aggravate the accumulation of lipids in the liver.

(2) Exercise: Ensure that you do moderate-intensity aerobic exercise at least four times a week for at least 150 minutes. Jogging, fast walking, cycling, badminton, dancing, swimming, tai chi and so on are all OK.

Aspirants who are determined to eliminate fatty liver by losing weight should always keep an eye on their body mass index (BMI = weight/height squared). Generally, a reduction of at least 5% in BMI is required to be effective in controlling fatty liver.

Often, however, it’s not the means or avenues of exercise that are lacking, but rather the determination to be consistent. Remember to get your body moving.