Menu for people with fatty liver disease

The article is expertly consulted by MSc.BSCKII Phan Thi Minh Huong - Gastroenterologist, Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.

Fatty liver is a condition where the amount of fat in the liver is more than 5% of its weight. This is a fairly common disease in modern life, and it's dangerous when fatty liver disease turns into cirrhosis, liver cancer. The main cause of fatty liver disease is due to improper diet and living habits. To reverse fatty liver disease, refer to the menu for people with fatty liver disease in the article below!
Statistics show that about 20-30% of Vietnamese people have fatty liver disease. This disease is common in people who are inactive, overweight or obese people, and people with diabetes who have high cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The main causes of fatty liver disease are: Drinking a lot of alcohol leads to liver dysfunction, obesity or malnutrition, hyperlipidemia or viral hepatitis, poor nutrition and daily activities reasonable.

Diet is the most important factor for people with fatty liver disease. The menu of fatty liver patients should be closely monitored to control and prevent the amount of fat in the liver.
1.1. Foods to eat Green vegetables, fresh fruits: People with fatty liver disease should eat a lot of green vegetables and fresh fruits to have fiber to stimulate the intestinal tract, avoid constipation, and prevent atherosclerosis artery. Green vegetables provide a variety of vitamins and minerals needed by the body. Vitamins A and E work to avoid the accumulation of extra fat in the liver.
Some vegetables should be used such as: Oranges, grapefruit, vegetables, centella asiatica, cauliflower, celery,...

Choose drinks that are good for the liver: Patients should choose drinks that are good for the liver such as artichokes, tea buds, lotus leaves. They have the effect of reducing fat in the liver, clearing heat, regulating the body and preventing fat accumulation in the liver.
Protein and dairy: The best proteins for weight maintenance and weight loss are from lean meat sources such as: Poultry, eggs, soybeans, fish, seafood, legumes. Excess fat and calories can be reduced by removing visible fats such as the skin of the poultry before cooking, using cooking methods such as grilling, steaming, roasting.
Healthy dairy products including low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt and cheese should be added to the menu for people with fatty liver disease.

Foods low in cholesterol: Foods rich in omega fatty acids such as fatty fish, olive oil, and nuts are recommended to help treat fatty liver.
1.2. Foods to Avoid The goal of treating fatty liver is to reduce the amount of fat in the liver. So people with fatty liver should avoid the following foods:
Limit fat and animal fat: When animal fat is tolerated in the body, it will be excreted in the liver. Therefore, if you use too much animal fat, it will cause a burden on the liver. The liver cannot excrete fat, which leads to accumulation and causes fatty liver. Therefore, you should replace animal fats with oils of plant origin. Avoid eating foods rich in cholesterol: Animal organs, egg yolks, etc. contain high cholesterol. Therefore, reducing the consumption of these foods helps to reduce the amount of fat in the liver. Do not eat too much red meat: Using a lot of red meat will make fatty liver disease more serious.. Limit high-fructose fruits: High sugar content is the cause of diseases such as: obesity, diabetes, fatty liver. Fructose is metabolized by the liver. Limiting high-fructose fruits will help reduce the burden on the liver and prevent fatty liver disease. Abstain from hot and spicy spices: In the menu of people with fatty liver disease, it is necessary to minimize hot and spicy foods that will reduce liver function, making the liver unable to excrete fats, causing them to accumulate, causing the condition of the disease. getting heavier and heavier. Avoid stimulants, alcoholic beverages: This is a taboo food group for people with fatty liver disease. Drinking alcohol will promote the transition from fatty liver to cirrhosis and even liver cancer. The elimination of fat and toxic substances from alcohol is a huge burden on the liver.

Corn Corn is a very good grain for people with fatty liver. Corn contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids and has the effect of promoting fat metabolism. You can use cornstarch to cook porridge every day. Vegetables need to have the effect of cooling the liver and lowering cholesterol in the blood, promoting excretion as well as cleaning blood. Shiitake mushrooms In shiitake mushrooms have many active ingredients that have the effect of reducing cholesterol in the blood and liver. Therefore, you should add shiitake mushrooms to your daily meal to eliminate fatty liver disease.
Eat ripe tomatoes In addition, to prevent fatty liver disease, cancer and other liver diseases, you can screen for hepatobiliary at specialized hospitals. Currently, at Vinmec International General Hospital, there are medical packages.
Silkworm pupae Silkworm pupae reduce cholesterol in the body, improve liver function. Silkworm pupae can be used as a dish or powdered for drinking.
In addition, to prevent fatty liver disease, cancer, other liver diseases, you can screen for hepatobiliary at specialized hospitals. Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has comprehensive hepatobiliary screening packages to help detect liver diseases quickly. Comprehensive hepatobiliary screening package helps customers:
Evaluate the liver's ability to work through liver enzyme tests; Evaluation of bile function; vascular nutrition; Early screening for liver cancer; Performing tests such as Total blood cell analysis, blood clotting ability, screening for hepatitis B, C; Assessment of hepatobiliary status through ultrasound images and diseases that have the potential to affect liver disease/exacerbation of liver disease; In-depth analysis of parameters to evaluate hepatobiliary function through laboratory and subclinical tests; the risk of affecting the liver and early screening for hepatobiliary cancer; Hopefully, the above article on the menu for people with fatty liver disease will provide you with a lot of useful information. Along with building a scientific and reasonable diet, you need to increase sports activities to improve resistance and increase liver metabolism. In addition, it is recommended to have periodic health checks, and especially test liver enzymes and evaluate liver function to promptly handle the witness of fatty liver caused.