Fatty liver diet

Most cases of fatty liver due to obesity and body shape like an apple shape. credit Utusan

Did you know that the liver function is for storing energy, vitamins and minerals? Liver or liver also produces proteins, and remove waste from the body through urine, perspiration and so forth.

In fact issued by the American Liver Foundation, liver disease attack about one out of 10 Americans. In Malaysia, we find the figure of 20 people suffering from heart related diseases.

To ensure that we are suffering from heart or not, people are advised to undergo screening, and then followed by surveillance, if it can be detected early so treatment can begin earlier.

World Hepatitis Day this month, the President of Malaysian Liver Foundation (YPM), Prof Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd. Ismail Merican advised Malaysians to eat a balanced diet and high fiber.

Eat less fat, calories and be sure to have the ideal body weight.

This is because a healthy lifestyle is the cause of liver disease such as hepatitis and fatty liver.

Hepatitis

According to Dr. Mohd. Ismail, Sabah, Sarawak and Kelantan is a state that had the most number of people with hepatitis that may expose them to liver cancer. Liver cancer also is among the five most common cancer among men in Malaysia.

He said they are part of the 2.5 million people in this country who was diagnosed with the disease are mostly men.

"Based on statistics released by the foundation, Sabah and Sarawak had the highest rate in the country for people with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis A. Kelantan for five to eight per cent of Malaysians are carriers of Hepatitis B.

Dietary and lifestyle factors to be among the main causes of the disease increased among the population in the state, "he said.

The disease affects about 350 million people around the world. According to statistics, men are more people suffering from liver cancer and it may be due less concerned about hygiene and healthy eating is not as women.

The rest, they are found to be suffering due to infectious disease from mother to child, the sharing of drug needles, blood, mostly involving hepatitis B.

Dr. Mohd. Ismail said he seeks to intensify awareness campaigns about the disease can be life threatening in the country and also targeted to schools to enable the detection and treatment should be performed earlier.

In addition to hepatitis, YPM also stressed the danger of fatty liver is often associated with liver disease such as hepatitis.

What is fatty liver? The disease is caused by obesity and diabetes, but teenagers as young as 15 years are also at risk for heart disease as a result of both these problems.

Dr. Mohd. Ismail explained, also known as fatty liver NFLD (Non-Alcoholics fatty liver disease).

It is a condition in which a large amount of saturated fat membranes accumulate in liver cells through the process of steatosis.

Fatty liver is divided into two main groups, the normal fatty liver (steatosis), and fatty liver associated with inflammation (steatohepatitis).

PuncaSecara basis, the disease arises due to alcohol consumption, especially in Western countries. However, the situation is changing.

Today, cases of fatty liver in the absence of alcohol (NAFLD) is increasing. Changes in liver enzymes in an imbalance of abnormal metabolism leads to fatty liver problem.

Without specific symptoms, the disease usually affected those aged 40 years and above other people with obesity or diabetes. Most patients do not realize it. Because the disease is associated with metabolic syndrome (diabetes, extreme pressure and obesity), regular screening can not detect the presence of fat in the liver.

Add Dr. Mohd. Ismail, progress steatohepatitis can cause liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. As a result, it increases the risk of death for sufferers. Fibrosis or cirrhosis in the liver faced by between 15 to 50 percent of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver steatohepatitis (NASH).

Rapid weight reduction is also invited to the existence of fatty liver. Thus, those who want to lose weight are urged to do it in stages.

"If you are suffering from obesity, chances are you have a problem of fatty liver is high," he said.

Diagnosis and treatment of ultra-sound test, followed by biopsy of the liver can detect the presence of fat.

Dr. Mohd. Ismail stressed that only by leading a healthy lifestyle and proper eating helps prevent the spread of the disease.

Although fatty liver is not a chronic disease, but this condition should be treated. Treatment depends on the cause. For example, if the patient is an individual who is a lot of drinking, he must reduce the land acquisition.

If the patient is an individual who is obese, she should be eating and weight control.