How fatty liver patients can make life adjustments

  Fatty liver is a lesion caused by excessive accumulation of fat in liver cells due to various reasons. Fatty liver disease is seriously threatening the health of the nation, becoming the second most common liver disease after viral hepatitis, and has been recognized as a common cause of insidious cirrhosis. Fatty liver is a common clinical phenomenon rather than an independent disease. Its clinical manifestations are asymptomatic in mild cases and aggressive in severe cases. Generally speaking, fatty liver is a reversible disease, early diagnosis and timely treatment can often be restored to normal, and reasonable daily life regulation can also help the recovery of the disease.  Psychological regulation Patients with liver disease are often impatient and irritable, so in the process of conditioning, we should pay attention to soothing the emotions, mind and body, and maintain a “normal heart”. Under normal physiological conditions, if the liver is normal, neither hyper nor depressed, then the body can coordinate its mental and emotional state well, and it will be happy and relaxed. On the contrary, it will be depressed, impatient and irritable.  The core of emotional liver protection is to learn to control anger, even if angry should not exceed 3 minutes. People with fatty liver can achieve the purpose of emotional regulation through appropriate entertainment, such as listening to music and watching comedy, which can make people secrete some beneficial hormones: enzymes and acetylcholine and other substances, which can make the peristalsis of the stomach become regular, which is conducive to the improvement of digestive function. Also, people with fatty liver should make more friends and communicate with them more often, etc.  For people with fatty liver, good daily habits are also very important. It is advisable to have a light diet, exercise more and limit smoking and alcohol. You can also choose to drink herbal teas that have the effect of protecting the liver.  Disease prevention 1, reasonable diet Three meals a day should be reasonable, to achieve a balance of coarse and fine nutrition, a sufficient amount of protein can remove fat in the liver.  2, appropriate exercise every day to adhere to physical exercise, depending on their own physique to choose the appropriate sports, such as jogging playing table tennis badminton and other sports. To start with a small amount of exercise gradually and gradually reach the appropriate amount of exercise to strengthen the consumption of body fat.  3, careful use of drugs The liver is the body’s chemical plant, any drugs into the body are to be detoxified by the liver. So usually do not move to take drugs. For patients with symptomatic fatty liver, we should be careful when choosing drugs to prevent the toxic side effects of drugs, especially drugs that damage the liver should never be used to avoid further aggravation of liver damage.  4.In addition, the mood should be cheerful, not angry, less irritated, pay attention to the combination of work and rest is also very important.  Nutrition principles 1, control energy intake: for fatty liver patients, the energy supply should not be too high. Patients with fatty liver who are engaged in light activities and whose weight is within the normal range should be supplied with 126-147KJ (30-35kcal) per kilogram per day to prevent weight gain and avoid aggravating fat accumulation. For obese or overweight people, it should be 84~105KJ (20~25kcal) per kilogram per day to control or reduce body weight and strive to reach the ideal or suitable weight.  2.Improve the quality and quantity of protein: supplying sufficient protein is good for lipoprotein synthesis, clearing the fat accumulated in the liver, and promoting the repair and regeneration of liver cells. Protein supply should be 110-115g per day, and 115-210g per day for heavy laborers, accounting for 10%-15% of total energy, and ensure a certain amount of high quality protein. In addition, it is important to maintain the balance of amino acids. Protein methionine, cystine, tryptophan, threonine and lysine have anti-fatty liver effects.  3.Moderate amount of fat: Fatty liver patients should still be given moderate amount of fat, and essential fatty acids are involved in the synthesis of phospholipids, which can make the smooth transport of fat out of the liver, which is beneficial to fatty liver. It is recommended to give <30g of fat per day, accounting for about 20% of total energy. Vegetable oils contain gluten sterols, soy sterols and essential fatty acids which have good lipotropic effects and can prevent or eliminate fatty degeneration of liver cells, which is beneficial to the treatment of fatty liver. Cooking oil should be vegetable oil. Foods containing high cholesterol should be appropriately restricted.  4, control carbohydrates: a low-carbohydrate diet should be consumed, and foods rich in monosaccharides and disaccharides, such as high-sugar pastries, ice cream, dried dates and candy, should be prohibited to promote fat elimination in the liver. But excessive restriction of carbohydrates can make the body less sensitive to insulin. Daily carbohydrates to account for about 60% of the total energy is appropriate.  5, supplement sufficient vitamins, minerals and trace elements: the liver stores a variety of vitamins. In liver disease, the storage capacity is reduced, if not timely attention to supplementation, will cause vitamin deficiency in the body. Pay attention to the food rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin E, folic acid, choline, inositol, potassium, zinc, magnesium, etc., to maintain normal metabolism, protect the liver, correct and prevent deficiency.  6, supplement sufficient dietary fiber: dietary fiber can slow down the gastric emptying time, reduce the intake and absorption of fat and sugar, with the role of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood sugar. Diet should not be overly fine, staple foods should be coarse and fine grains with, more vegetables, fruits and mushrooms and algae to ensure sufficient amount of dietary fiber intake.  Fatty liver can also be starved out Fatty liver is not always the "patent" of fat people and alcoholics, excess nutrition can "eat" fatty liver, excessive alcohol consumption can "drink" fatty liver. The current prevalence of weight loss, excessive hunger can also cause the liver metabolic disorders, resulting in a large accumulation of fat in the liver, can also "starve" fatty liver. Regardless of the cause of fatty liver, some patients can develop steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis, eventually leading to liver cirrhosis, so it is important to prevent and treat fatty liver early and effectively.