How to Control Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition where an excess of fat builds up in the liver of people who drink little alcohol. Usually it causes no symptoms or complications, and is quite common.  The liver normally contains some fat, but if more than 5%-10% of the liver’s weight is fat, the condition is called fatty liver.  Affecting about 25% of the people in the United States, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease tends to develop in people who are overweight or obese or who have diabetes or high cholesterol.

What Are the Risks of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?

Although many people have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and have not experienced any symptoms, when symptoms finally do occur they may take the form of fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, jaundice, fluid buildup in the legs and abdomen, and mental confusion.  Liver swelling may cause inflammation and scarring over time, and studies have shown it can lead to liver cancer or liver failure.  Fatty liver disease is a condition that should be controlled before signs and symptoms make themselves known, as of this time there is no standard treatment.  Doctors will typically address the risk factors that contribute to the disease, but preventive maintenance is the best remedy.

Diet and Exercise is the Best Prevention of Fatty Liver Disease

A few of the ways you can prevent fatty liver disease from happening are the following:

1. Choose a Healthy Diet.  A diet rich in fruits and vegetables always works wonders.  With these foods, especially a wide range of vegetables (all colors) you can never go wrong.  Eliminate all Tran’s fats, reduce your saturated fat intake and use healthy unsaturated fats such as those found in fish, olive oil and nuts.
2. Exercise and be More Active.  Try to maintain at least one-half hour a day on four or five days of the week for some physical activity, even if it’s just walking.  If it is less than three flights of stairs, walk the stairs instead of using the elevator.
3. Lose Weight.  Obesity is one of the greatest risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and if you are fighting obesity it is one more reason to win the battle.  Joining a gym and working it into your regular schedule may be difficult for a while, but soon your energy will increase and working out will become as important to you as any activity in your normal daily routine.
4. Control Your Diabetes and Cholesterol.  If these high risk factors are something you are dealing with, make sure you deal with them.  Diabetic Meal Plans are a way to have specially prepared meals for you delivered to your door, leaving any guesswork or decision-making with the experts.
5. We highly recommend A Detox Diet Plan, a tailor-made three level program will give you time to focus on your busy life while providing the desired benefits of liver detoxification.

Maintaining A Healthy Liver is essential in living a long and healthy life.  A liver that is working at peak efficiency will remove toxins from your system, maintain blood sugar levels, and metabolize fat more effectively and turn food into energy.  If the liver is doing all that you are going to feel at the top of your game every day.