This might be easier said than done, but it could help your liver along with your health in general.
Most of us understand that maintaining a healthy weight is important for our overall health, but fewer among us recognize the link between weight and liver health specifically. However,"being obese is a," explains the British Liver Trust. In fact, due in part to rising obesity rates,"non-alcohol related fatty liver disease is likely to overtake alcohol as the leading caused of liver disease in the next few years," the organization warns.
"Only 34 percent of people link being overweight with liver disease, compared to over 80 percent who understand the link between excess weight and heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes," their website notes. Those hoping to fix their liver health problems may therefore see results by losing weight, experts say.serious harm to your liver
—and it's something most of us eat on a daily basis: added sugar. When you eat foods with added sugar, your body breaks it down into glucose, burning some of it immediately and storing the rest of it for later as reserve energy."Any excess glucose in the blood is turned into fat cells," the British Liver Trust explains, noting that the liver is one of the places where this fat can be stored.
Over time, liver cells are gradually replaced by fat cells, leading to NAFLD. This can cause inflammation and liver damage as healthy liver cells are replaced by a buildup of fat cells. Your liver can then suffer a reduced ability to filter out toxins from the body, making it less and less effective in its important bodily functions.The good news is that your liver is surprisingly good at repairing itself, when given the opportunity."The liver is a unique organ.
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