Eat a light diet with plenty of vegetables and fruits. Abstain from alcohol, low fat, and give 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Obese people eat less sweet food. Acute hepatitis: Those with obvious gastrointestinal symptoms in the acute stage, those with nausea and vomiting, and those with obvious or increasing jaundice may be supplemented by intravenous glucose, vitamins and other nutrients and drugs. Gas-producing foods should be avoided in those with abdominal distension. Those with manifestations of hepatic coma should limit protein intake, especially meat. Patients with chronic hepatitis should not have a high-calorie diet, which may lead to fatty liver and complications of diabetes mellitus.