The liver is like a chemical plant in the body, undertaking more than 500 physiological functions, the most common being metabolism, detoxification, synthesis and secretion. However, long-term overeating, coupled with lack of exercise, makes too much fat unable to be run out by the liver, and fat is easy to deposit in and between liver cells, resulting in fatty liver. Fatty liver is not a small problem, if left unchecked, it can develop cirrhosis or liver cancer, but also increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. After research has found that carotenoids can assist in the treatment of fatty liver, you may wish to take a closer look.
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Carotenoids are antioxidants that accumulate in the liver and bind to lipoproteins. Studies have shown that the lower the serum antioxidant level in patients with chronic liver disease, the more likely they are to develop liver damage, so the lack of trace element antioxidants may lead to obesity in the body, increase insulin resistance or induce steatohepatitis. Low serum concentrations of carotenoids are also associated with obesity, and high serum concentrations of carotenoids can reduce the risk of fatty liver disease. The mechanism of action of carotenoids on fatty liver is not very clear, but it can play antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, regulate macrophage function, and may prevent or treat fatty liver.
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1. Cardiovascular disease
Most patients with fatty liver disease have had fat metabolism disrupted, which increased blood lipid levels. Because the blood contains too many lipids, it attaches to the walls of blood vessels over time, thus damaging the systemic blood vessels. If attached to cerebral blood vessels, it is very likely to lead to stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases, and if attached to heart vessels, it will induce coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction.
2. Chronic kidney disease
Fatty liver disease can cause blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipid levels to rise, and high blood pressure and blood sugar can lead to glomerulosclerosis, which can lead to chronic nephritis, weaken kidney function, and even develop kidney failure or uremia.
Type 3, Type 2 diabetes
The liver maintains blood sugar balance, usually consuming too much sugar, storing it in the liver in the form of glycogen, which is then converted and released when the body needs it. When sugar is ingested beyond what the liver can tolerate, excess sugar can enter the bloodstream, inducing or exacerbating type 2 diabetes. Suffering from fatty liver disease can reduce the liver's ability to decompose and metabolize blood sugar, break the blood sugar balance, and promote the development of diabetes. Insulin resistance is a common pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and fatty liver, and the two promote and develop each other.
4. Extrahepatic cancer
The liver is an immune organ, and suffering from fatty liver disease can affect immune function. Usually the immune system monitors immune cells in real time and eliminates them in time, but when too much fat accumulates around the liver, it can cause chronic inflammation, affect bile discharge, disrupt the intestinal flora environment, reduce immune function for a long time, promote the proliferation of cancer cells, and then increase the risk of breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
Tips
The first task in treating fatty liver is to control weight, as long as the weight is controlled within the normal range, the disease can be reversed. Daily life should be balanced intake of diet, adopt a Mediterranean diet structure, including fresh vegetables and fruits, grains, fish and beans, olive oil as cooking oil, can reduce liver fat content, alleviate insulin resistance. At the same time, moderate exercise should be maintained, at least 150 minutes of exercise per week, which can reduce the lipid substances in the liver and reduce insulin resistance.
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