Posts Tagged ‘diet’
How coffee could be your liver's savior
How coffee could be your liver’s savior: Drink shown to protect against a host of deadly diseases Drink may protect against certain cancers that affect the womb and liver World Health Organisation says no link between coffee and bladder cancer New research concludes that coffee protects against fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis…
Read MoreThe one thing putting your liver at risk (HINT: It’s not alcohol)
The one thing putting your liver at risk (HINT: It’s not alcohol) By: Bel Marra Health | Liver | Saturday, March 19, 2016 – 09:30 AM Many of us still believe that alcohol, and alcohol alone, is the real threat to our livers. However, alcoholic fatty liver disease is slowly declining and giving way to…
Read MoreNatural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease
Natural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease By Washington University in St. Louis | March 2, 2016 Trehalose is a natural sugar found in plants and insects and consists of two glucose molecules bound together. (pixabay CC0) Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition closely linked to obesity, affects roughly 25 percent of people in the…
Read MoreNonalcoholic liver diseases focus of new UCSD center
Fatty liver disease affects 75-100 million Americans Dr. Rohit Loomba, left, checks on the abdomen of liver patient Ching Year in his hospital room at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. — John Gastaldo UC San Diego has brought together a wide-ranging team of doctors and scientists to fight a mammoth health risk largely unknown to…
Read MoreThe Most Important Meal of the Day
** Note: The source of this article is a Hep C publication and of course it talks about hep c. For those without hep c substitute liver disease as the meaning is the same ** By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. May 6, 2015 Living with chronic Hepatitis C leaves some with a disadvantaged liver, requiring extra…
Read MoreIs Turkey a Good Food for Liver Health?
Is Turkey a Good Food for Liver Health? Thanksgiving meals tend to revolve around turkey. Discover if this lean meat has any liver health benefits. Eating Turkey for Liver Health The esteemed turkey is the highlight of most Thanksgiving meals. Even though Americans often regard their Thanksgiving feast as a time for waist-expanding food indulgences,…
Read MoreRole of Nutrition in the Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy in End-Stage Liver Failure
I get very frustrated when I see posts on support forums which continually blame protein for HE. The reason given is that protein produces ammonia and ammonia causes HE. Now here’s the issues….. Firstly as pointed out in the article if you read it ‘carefully’, malnutrition is present in most cases of cirrhosis. The ability…
Read MoreTop 4 foods for a healthy liver
Top 4 foods for a healthy liver You may not give your liver much thought. After all, a healthy liver helps you digest food, absorb nutrients, and filter toxins from your body without any effort on your part. However, you shouldn’t take liver health for granted. Chronic liver disease, which is the “gradual destruction of…
Read MoreLifestyle cancers soar by 70%
Lifestyle cancers soar by 70% in a decade triggering warning of devastating impact of binge drinking and poor diet Men diagnosed with liver cancer rose by 70% and women 60% in 2002-13 Worrying surge caused by poor Western lifestyle Alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B singled out as main causes of liver cancer Warning about young…
Read MoreSnacking Associated With Abdominal Fat, Fatty Liver
Snacking Associated With Abdominal Fat, Fatty Liver (Photo : Flickr/CC) Snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods are independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), according to a recent study. Snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods are independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), according to a recent study. Researchers…
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