How to turn a "liver party" into a healthy feast? Master these key points and do it!

Fatty liver, a common chronic liver disease, is gradually becoming a major hidden danger affecting the health of modern people. It is like a "liver party", quietly accumulating fat in our body and damaging liver health. Hunan Second People's Hospital (Provincial Brain Hospital) introduced that through scientific management and care, we can turn this "party" into a healthy feast, protect the liver, and enjoy a healthy life.

1. Understanding the Nature of Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty liver, as the name suggests, refers to a disease in which a large amount of fat accumulates in liver cells, causing liver damage. It is not formed overnight, but the result of long-term bad living habits. Obesity, high-fat diet, alcoholism, lack of exercise, etc. are the main causes of fatty liver.

2. Key steps to turn a "liver party" into a healthy feast

1. Adjust your diet

Low fat, low sugar, high fiber: Patients with fatty liver should follow the dietary principles of low fat, low sugar, and high fiber. Reduce the intake of red meat, processed foods, and high-sugar foods, and increase the proportion of vegetables, fruits, whole-wheat foods, and lean meat. Dietary fiber helps promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce fat absorption, and lower blood lipid levels.

Control total calories: Fatty liver patients are often obese, so it is very important to control total calorie intake. Eat until you are 70% to 80% full at each meal and avoid overeating.

High-quality protein: High-quality protein helps repair liver cells and promote the recovery of liver function. You should increase your protein intake appropriately, such as fish, chicken, duck, lean meat, soy products, etc.

2. Exercise moderately and control your weight

Aerobic exercise: Exercise can promote fat metabolism, reduce fat content in the liver, and enhance physical fitness. Patients with fatty liver should adhere to moderate aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, etc. It is recommended to perform at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week.

Control your weight: Obesity is one of the main causes of fatty liver. Gradually controlling your weight within a normal range through a reasonable diet and exercise can help improve the condition of fatty liver.

3. Quit drinking and smoking

Strictly abstain from alcohol: Alcohol is mainly metabolized in the liver. Drinking will increase the burden on the liver, which is especially harmful to patients with fatty liver. Strictly abstaining from alcohol is a principle that patients with fatty liver must abide by.

Quit smoking: Smoking has adverse effects on blood lipids. Patients with fatty liver should quit smoking to reduce damage to the liver.

4. Keep a regular schedule and get enough sleep

Regular work and rest: A good work and rest schedule helps maintain normal metabolism and is good for liver health. Patients with fatty liver should maintain a regular work and rest schedule and avoid staying up late and overwork.

Adequate sleep: Ensuring adequate sleep helps repair and regenerate various organs in the body, including the liver.

5. Psychological adjustment, positive and optimistic

Psychological adjustment: Patients with fatty liver are often accompanied by psychological stress and anxiety. Providing psychological support and encouragement can help patients face the disease positively and maintain a good attitude.

Be positive and optimistic: Maintaining an optimistic mood helps regulate body functions and promote liver health. Patients with fatty liver should learn to release stress and reduce psychological burden through exercise, listening to music, and communicating with friends.

6. Regular physical examinations and timely intervention

Regular physical examinations: Patients with fatty liver should undergo regular liver function tests, ultrasound examinations, etc. to monitor changes in the condition and evaluate treatment effects, and promptly detect and deal with complications, which will help protect liver health.

Timely intervention: Early intervention and treatment are crucial for patients with fatty liver. If abnormal liver function or worsening of the condition is found, seek medical attention immediately and follow the doctor's advice for treatment.

3. Practical strategies to turn the “liver party” into a healthy feast

Develop a personalized diet plan: Develop a personalized diet plan based on the specific circumstances of the patient with fatty liver disease, including the patient's age, gender, weight, activity level and other factors, to ensure that the diet meets nutritional needs and helps control the disease.

Establish exercise habits: Encourage patients with fatty liver to choose their favorite exercise methods and gradually establish exercise habits. Invite family members or friends to participate in exercise to increase the fun and sustainability of exercise.

Strengthen health education: Provide health education to patients with fatty liver to improve their awareness and attention to the disease. Popularize knowledge on the prevention and treatment of fatty liver through lectures, brochures, online courses, etc.

Establish a support network: Establishing a support network for patients with fatty liver disease allows them to exchange experiences and share insights with each other, which helps to enhance patients' confidence and sense of belonging and improve treatment outcomes.

Conclusion

Fatty liver is not an irreversible disease. Through scientific management and care, we can turn this "liver party" into a healthy feast. Let us start from now, from the little things, and work together to protect our liver health.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Ni Ping, Health Management Center, Hunan Second People's Hospital (Provincial Brain Hospital)

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(Edited by Wx)