With one and a half kilograms of weight, the liver is the largest internal organ and is responsible for most of the chemical processes and functions related to metabolism. In turn, from metabolism to a great extent depends on our health, appearance and well-being. So today we will talk about products that contribute to the operation and liver health.
Before the blood from the intestine, circulates through the portal vein, is distributed throughout the body, it must pass through the liver. There occur the following processes:
- Recycling nutrients brought by the blood of the portal vein from the intestine. For example, some glucose is transformed into glycogen reserve; amino acids add up to a certain chain, producing proteins unique to each organ; fatty acids combined with glycerol to form a reserve of fat.
- Neutralization of toxins and foreign substances from the digestive tract.
The liver performs another important role: it produces bile necessary for digestion (about one liter per day) and stored in the gallbladder.
hepatopathy
Hepatopathy - a common liver disease, which complicates the work of this important body.
Diet
Healthy eating helps to restore liver function. In contrast, alcoholic drinks and foods rich in animal proteins and fats, - the main threat to the liver.
Liver - the first processing and cleaning station for substances that brings blood from the intestine. Therefore, in the case of liver disease, consider the following recommendations:
- Choose foods with maximum caution, avoiding those that overload the liver.
- Avoid alcoholic drinks. There is a kind hepatopathy caused mainly use of alcoholic beverages.
- Avoid - as far as possible - chemical medicines, food grown with the use of pesticides and chemical food additives, because they all have to be neutralized and destroyed liver.
Increase | Reduce or eliminate |
wholegrains | Alcohol |
Fruits | fats |
Green leafy vegetables | proteins |
grapes | Salt |
apples | sausage |
plums | Bacon |
cherries | Shellfish |
loquat | Meat |
Artichoke Spanish | Cream |
Bow | Oil |
sauerkraut | Roast |
Radish | Spice |
tapioca | |
Tamarind | |
Honey | |
Lecithin | |
Olive oil |
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Hepatitis
Hepatitis - an inflammatory disease of the liver caused by a virus, alcohol, drugs or other toxic substances.
Diet
In the case of hepatitis diet should be light, healthy and nutritious at the same time. Please note recommendations for food products given above, as well as pay attention to the following list:
Increase | Reduce or eliminate |
Vegetables | Alcohol |
Vitamin C | saturated fats |
B vitamins | proteins |
folic acid | Sahara |
antioxidants | Coffee |
Vitamin A |
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Cholelithiasis
Zholchnokamennaya disease or cholelithiasis, - is the presence of stones in the gallbladder. Typically, stones are formed from cholesterol - one of the bile components. It is poorly soluble and tends to crystallize and form a precipitate, forming stones.
Diet
Pay attention to the below list of the products. These recommendations should be taken into account to prevent the formation of stones in the gallbladder, and if they are already formed - in order to avoid complications such as seizure zholchnokamennoy disease, cholecystitis, or inflammation of the gall bubble.
Increase | Reduce or eliminate |
Fruits | fats |
pulse | Milk products |
Artichoke | Sahara |
apples | proteins |
Radish | |
Soy milk | |
Lecithin | |
cellulose | |
Vitamin C |
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cirrhosis
Cirrhosis - a serious disease in which liver cells are permanently destroyed. Damaged cells are replaced by fibrous connective tissue that proliferate by inhibiting the movement of blood through the liver. The consequences of cirrhosis are:
- Increased pressure in the portal vein that collects blood from the intestines.
- fluid retention in the abdomen (ascites).
- Deterioration detoxication functions of the liver.
Diet
Certain foods help to minimize the effects of cirrhosis, while others exacerbate the disease up to complete liver failure. Alcohol, animal proteins and fats cause the most significant damage in the case of cirrhosis.
Please note recommendations for food given in the description of hepatopathy, and also pay attention to the following list:
Increase | Reduce or eliminate |
carbohydrates | Alcohol |
B vitamins | fats |
Fruits | Sodium |
Vegetables | Meat |
Artichoke | hard cheese |
apples | Milk products |
grapes | |
loquat | |
bananas | |
strawberries | |
Bow |
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Gallbladder disease
Gallbladder - a reservoir for bile, which must be emptied at the proper time (when the fats pass through the duodenum), and with the proper intensity. The presence of stones in the gallbladder, inflammation, or excessively thick bile lead to a situation when the gallbladder does not empty as it should. These violations are defined as gallbladder dyskinesia, or lazy gallbladder. Its symptoms - heaviness in the abdomen, pain in his right side, headache.
Diet
Certain foods can help prevent functional disorders. As a rule, they simultaneously increase the production of bile (choleretic property) and stimulate the emptying of the gallbladder (choleretic property).
Increase | Reduce or eliminate |
Artichoke | fats |
Chicory | Citrus |
Endive | Vegetables |
Batavian | |
Radish | |
Eggplant | |
Rhubarb | |
Tamarind | |
Olives | |
papaya |
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Well. May you be nezhelchnym person with sufficient development of bile. Eat tasty, eat well and stay healthy.
Based on the book "Healthy food».