Source: CCTV Life Circle
Recently, a circle friend sent a request for help
He said he went for a check-up and found mild fatty liver
I don't think it's a big deal, just pay attention
But a friend told him that mild fatty liver disease should not be taken lightly
If it is not well controlled, it can also turn into hepatitis
Even liver cancer!
And a new study recently found
If you have fatty liver before the age of 45
After so many years, the probability of developing cancer is much higher than that of other people!
Is this true?
Wang Xianbo, Chief Physician of Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Center for Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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People who have fatty liver before the age of 45
Cancer is more likely to occur years later
The incidence of fatty liver is very high, accounting for 20%~30% of the population. Many people choose to ignore fatty liver because it is a benign disease, which is not right, because fatty liver that has accumulated for many years can also cause steatohepatitis and fatty liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer may occur on the basis of liver cirrhosis, so we should pay attention to fatty liver!
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that people who develop fatty liver before the age of 45 have a greater risk of developing various cancers for many years to come.
The study, which came from researchers from Beijing Shijitan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University and other institutions in mainland China, conducted a long-term follow-up analysis of 63,000 people.
Of these, 31,848 (50%) were patients with fatty liver disease and 31,848 (50%) were controls without fatty liver disease. All participants had no cancer at the time of enrollment, were on average 51 years old, and 17.2% were women.
During the follow-up period of more than 10 years, a total of 2415 new cancers were reported. Among them, those who were diagnosed with fatty liver at the age of < 45, 45~54 and 55~64 years old:
After developing fatty liver, timely intervention or treatment will help reduce the risk of cancer in the future.
【Caution】
Mild fatty liver, or even moderate to severe fatty liver, many people have no symptoms, and a very small number of people will experience drowsiness, fatigue, dry mouth, and bitter mouth, but the vast majority of fatty liver symptoms are not obvious.
Whether it is mild, moderate or severe fatty liver, it is more important to pay attention to whether it has inflammation and fibrosis.
If inflammation and fibrosis occur, it is considered progressive fatty liver disease, and the risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer increases.
Once fatty liver has symptoms and discomfort, it often indicates that the degree of liver inflammation is relatively serious, and even reaches the stage of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Therefore, do not wait for symptoms of fatty liver to seek medical attention, once the physical examination finds that fatty liver is present, you should go to a specialized hospital to assess the condition and seek professional guidance.
Simple fatty liver can be passed
Diet control and weight loss can be reversed
The basic treatment for fatty liver is a healthy lifestyle
For example, healthy diet and scientific exercise
If there is significant inflammation or fibrosis
Anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and anti-fibrotic therapy is required
Therefore, the treatment is based on the patient's condition after evaluation
Let's work out the next step
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Keep your mouth shut
Control diet: low-sugar, low-fat diet, balanced diet, increase dietary fiber. Eat more grains, miscellaneous grains, and whole grains, and eat less polished rice noodles.
On this basis, some studies have found that eating this kind of food makes the liver better!
Studies have shown that eating a diet rich in resistant starch can alter gut bacterial composition and reduce triglyceride levels associated with liver damage and inflammation, as well as liver enzymes.
Resistant starch is mainly found in foods that are high in starch, such as:
Whole grains
豆类（扁豆、豌豆、红腰豆）
Potato
Green bananas
In addition, after starchy foods are cooled, some of the starch that has been gelatinized returns to the state of raw starch, a process called "retrogradation", in which starch can produce resistant starch, such as cooled rice and potatoes.
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Step out
Step out:
Control waist circumference, aerobic exercise 3~5 times a week, and reduce sedentary time.
Do some strength training to increase your basal metabolic rate and speed up fat burning.
Weight control:
Overweight and obese patients need to lose 5%~10% of their current body weight in the first 6 months.
There is already a lot of evidence to confirm:
Fatty liver can be improved in patients who lose 5% of their body weight;
Inflammation and fibrosis can be improved in patients with a weight loss of 10%;
Note: In addition to weight loss, it is important to abstain from alcohol, as excessive long-term alcohol consumption may lead to alcoholic fatty liver disease.