Nowadays, fatty liver disease has become the most common liver disease, far more than hepatitis B. High-fat, high-calorie, high-sugar diets, insufficient exercise, smoking, alcohol abuse and drug abuse can all threaten liver health and induce fatty liver. Although mild fatty liver disease can be reversed, it has been left unchecked and can gradually develop into cirrhosis or liver cancer.
How does fatty liver develop into liver cancer step by step?
1. Fatty liver
Fat is synthesized and functioned in the liver. Uncontrolled intake of fat increases the load on the liver, causing excess fat to accumulate within the liver cells. As long as the fat is greater than 5% of the liver weight, it is judged to be fatty liver.
2, Fatty hepatitis
As the amount of fat gradually increases, the liver will fight against inflammation, which will induce steatohepatitis. After the initial diagnosis of fatty liver, further pathological examination is required to see if inflammation occurs.
3. Cirrhosis of the liver
With the further development of steatohepatitis, it can lead to hyperplasia of fibrous tissue inside the liver, causing the liver tissue to slowly thicken and harden, thereby inducing cirrhosis.
4. Liver cancer
Due to impaired liver function, abnormal liver cells cannot be removed, which over time leads to cancerous liver cells and eventually develops primary liver cancer.
What factors can cause fatty liver?
1. Obesity
Overweight or obese people contain more lipids, exceeding the liver workload, so that the remaining lipids are deposited in the liver cells, which over time induce fatty liver. However, as long as the diet is reasonably arranged, moderate exercise, and active weight control, the fatty liver problem can get better.
2. Alcoholism
Most alcohol is metabolized in the liver, alcohol abuse can affect the metabolism and synthesis of fatty acids in the liver, reduce the rate of fatty acid oxidation, promote triglyceride synthesis, cause hepatocyte steatosis, thereby inducing alcoholic liver.
3. Vegan
Vegetables and fruits, five grains and other vegetarian foods lack the fat-soluble vitamins and proteins needed by the human body, can not meet the body's needs for nutrients, stimulate the secretion of glucocorticoids, increase the content of free fatty acids in the blood, there is not enough apolipoprotein transport, so that a large amount of fat accumulates in the liver, thereby inducing fatty liver.
4. Stay up late for a long time
After 23 o'clock, the various tissues, organs and cells begin to trim, as does the liver. Staying up late for a long time can affect liver repair, reduce the amount of blood flowing to the liver, and fail to nourish liver cells, thus damaging the liver.
5. Extreme weight loss
Dieting or fasting makes the body lack enough sugar and fat to provide the body with the calories it needs. In a short period of time, it can only decompose fat to provide calories, increase the workload of the liver, damage liver cells, hinder apolipoprotein synthesis, and thus induce fatty liver.
6. Drug abuse
Some fatty liver diseases are related to drug abuse, especially the random use of diet pills, anti-tuberculosis drugs and hormones.
A message from the family doctor
Reversing fatty liver disease is not impossible, actively correcting bad life habits, reducing the fat that accumulates around the liver, increasing fat consumption, then it is possible to reduce or reverse fatty liver. Under the premise of ensuring balanced nutrition, strictly control the total calorie intake, focus on eating fresh vegetables and fruits containing vitamins and dietary fiber, and eat more eggs and milk and lean meats containing high-quality protein.
Adopt a low-salt and low-fat diet and cook food at low temperatures to avoid frying. Maintain moderate exercise, such as swimming, playing ball, jumping rope or jogging, etc., each time the amount of exercise should reach more than 40 minutes, adhere to 4 to 5 times a week, can consume excess calories in the body.
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