It is perhaps universally known fact that alcohol kills liver – the stuff of situation comedies as well as medical textbooks. But do you know what your diet has an effect on the liver? A new study has revealed that diet plays a pivotal role in damaging liver, sometimes more than alcohol. That means what you eat may indeed affect your risk for liver disease.
Researchers report that high intake of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, organs of meats and others can significantly increase the risk of liver damage. Even protein, that’s the building block of body, can also cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. Excessive amount of protein can increase the possibility of liver cirrhosis. On the other hand, people with carb diet have lesser risk of damaging liver.
“diet may be an important and potentially modifiable determinant of liver disease.” Said George N. Loannou, MD, of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health, Systems in Seattle, and colleagues, writing in the journal Hepatology.
Those in the top one quarter of dietary cholesterol consumption were more than twice as likely to develop liver disease as the one quarter consuming the least cholesterol. There was no relationship, however, between blood cholesterol levels, such as LDL and risk of liver disease. That’s not at all astounding factor that the main reason of unhealthy cholesterol level in the blood because of saturated fat, if not dietary cholesterol.
Researchers also point out the slim association of poly unsaturated fatty acid and minimize the liver problems. The people who eat more protein can develop liver disease and people who eat carbohydrate more than protein are at 58% lower risk.
Researchers report that high intake of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, organs of meats and others can significantly increase the risk of liver damage. Even protein, that’s the building block of body, can also cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. Excessive amount of protein can increase the possibility of liver cirrhosis. On the other hand, people with carb diet have lesser risk of damaging liver.
“diet may be an important and potentially modifiable determinant of liver disease.” Said George N. Loannou, MD, of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health, Systems in Seattle, and colleagues, writing in the journal Hepatology.
Those in the top one quarter of dietary cholesterol consumption were more than twice as likely to develop liver disease as the one quarter consuming the least cholesterol. There was no relationship, however, between blood cholesterol levels, such as LDL and risk of liver disease. That’s not at all astounding factor that the main reason of unhealthy cholesterol level in the blood because of saturated fat, if not dietary cholesterol.
Researchers also point out the slim association of poly unsaturated fatty acid and minimize the liver problems. The people who eat more protein can develop liver disease and people who eat carbohydrate more than protein are at 58% lower risk.
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