Have you been told that you have fatty liver disease during your recent medical check-up? Many young people have been found to have fatty liver for the first time during a physical examination due to a change in their lifestyle habits. However, regardless of age, we should not take this disease lightly.
Many people feel that with a little exercise or a little less food, the fatty liver will go away. However, the latest research results tell us that if you have fatty liver before the age of 45, your risk of liver cancer, digestive cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer and other cancers will be significantly increased in the future.
1. People who have fatty liver before the age of 45 are more likely to get cancer after many years!
The shocking finding comes from a study published in JAMA Network Open. The study group conducted a long-term follow-up study of 63,000 participants and found that 31,848 (50% of the total) had fatty liver disease, while another 31,848 (also 50%) did not have fatty liver disease.
Studies have shown that people diagnosed with fatty liver disease before the age of 45 have a significantly higher risk of future cancer, for example, a 100% increased risk of digestive tract cancer, a 166% increased risk of liver cancer, a 114% increased risk of lung cancer, and a 105% increased risk of colorectal cancer. This means that if fatty liver disease can be avoided before the age of 45, the likelihood of developing cancer in the future can be reduced by 17.83%.
Second, you should pay attention to this characteristic before the age of 45!
1. Lack of appetite for eating
Many people may simply blame a lack of appetite for eating on stomach problems, ignoring a potentially more serious cause – fatty liver disease.
Bile secretion in patients with fatty liver may be affected, which in turn can affect digestive function, making it difficult to digest macromolecular substances such as proteins and fats, resulting in loss of appetite and even nausea and vomiting after eating greasy foods.
2. Fatigue and weakness
Mild fatty liver disease may not immediately show symptoms of fatigue and weakness, but people with moderate to severe fatty liver often experience significant fatigue.
This feeling of fatigue is not just a lack of sleep or simple physical fatigue, but is caused by the fact that the function of the organs in the body is affected by fatty liver and cannot function normally.
3. How is fatty liver formed?
As the name suggests, fatty liver is a lesion caused by excessive fat accumulation in liver cells instead of being metabolized and consumed. When the liver is flooded with a large amount of fat, cells will undergo repeated degeneration, regeneration, and necrosis, which will lead to liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and may even induce liver cancer. In particular, it should be emphasized that fatty liver is not only alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and nearly 90% of mainland fatty liver patients are non-alcoholic.
Simple fatty liver disease is the mildest degree, but it is the most difficult stage to detect, if you add bad habits such as improper diet and less exercise, it may progress to steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis, and miss the best time for treatment.
4. How can we prevent or even reverse fatty liver?
According to scientific research, we can do the following:
1. Eat until you are 8 minutes full at each meal and control your calorie intake. Avoid fatty liver caused by an increase in fatty acids in the blood and their transport to the liver.
2. Increase dietary fiber intake. Whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, vegetables, potatoes, fruits, etc., are rich in fiber, which helps improve insulin resistance and markers of liver function, which in turn reduces fatty liver. For example, the latest research found that green beans are such a good food, which is rich in dietary fiber and suitable for daily consumption.
3. Avoid excessive greasy food intake. Limiting the intake of fatty foods can help control the development of fatty liver disease.
4. Choose low-sugar fruits and control sugar intake. Fructose has a strong correlation with the development of fatty liver, so we should choose fruits with lower sugar content, such as lemons, grapefruits, cherries, etc.
5. Get proper exercise every day. One study showed that a fatal liver response rate of 90% was achieved with a weight loss of more than 10%.
6. Control your weight and abstain from alcohol as much as possible.
These strategies aren't difficult to implement, but the key is to stick to them. As long as we can do these things in our daily life, it is possible to avoid or reverse fatty liver disease and effectively reduce the risk of cancer. Healthy living, starting from changing habits, we should take practical actions to protect the liver, keep it in good condition, and protect health.
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