Apparently you don’t get your liver damaged from only drinking excessively or smoking, there are some food items that can ruin your liver. Knowing these food will help you avoid them.
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Apparently you don’t get your liver damaged from only drinking excessively or smoking, there are some food items that can ruin your liver. Knowing these food will help you avoid them.
Basically fatty foods- French fries and burgers are a poor choice to keep your liver healthy. Eat too many foods that are high in saturated fat and it can make it harder for your liver to do its job. Over time it may lead to inflammation, which in turn could cause scarring of the liver that’s known as cirrhosis. Too much of the sweet stuff can take a toll on your liver. That’s because part of its job is to convert sugar into fat. If you overdo it, your liver makes too much fat, which ends up hanging around where it doesn’t belong. In the long run, you could get a condition like fatty liver disease. So do your liver a favor and make sweets an occasional treat. Drinking too much can damage your liver. Over time it can lead to cirrhosis. Even occasional binge drinking — four drinks in one sitting for women and five for men — can be harmful, too. Try to limit yourself to one drink a day if you’re a woman or two a day if you’re a man. Choose healthy snacks instead of packaged foods, the problem with chips and baked goods is that they’re usually loaded with sugar, salt, and fat. Cutting back is a relatively easy diet tweak with a little planning
Foods which have man made chemicals such as preservatives, insecticide residues, conditioners, artificial colors or genetically modified organisms in them, will be a challenge for the liver to break down properly and neutralize the impurities.
Also, any foods which the person may be allergic or sensitive to, would be bad for the body in general. Excess alcohol should also be avoided. Fats and oils that have been highly processed or had chemicals added to them are also bad. Cold pressed, organic oils and some natural saturated fats, are good for the liver such as coconut oil or fats found in meats from animals that are grass fed and free from antibiotics. All highly processed foods which have become devoid of the natural vitamins and minerals and other nutrients normally found in fresh foods, are generally not good. Organic foods are best, and one should strive to eat them as fresh as possible. Beets, pine nuts and artichokes are especially good for the liver and helps the bile flow freely, rather than congeal and cause blockages.