Nutritional Prevention of Liver Disease

Author: Bian Huwei
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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Moderate nutrition, avoid overeating; maintain a healthy weight, don’t exceed the limit; appropriate exercise is essential, avoid overexertion; quit smoking and limit alcohol, cultivate good habits; prevention is key when healthy, seek medical attention early if sick.
—Advised by Wang Minqing, this series of books carries out high-intensity health education, enabling health workers and all groups to master the principles of healthy eating to achieve the goal of health and longevity.
—Advised by Chen Xiaoshu, as long as the principles of the "Dietary Guidelines" are followed for reasonable allocation, even ordinary foods can achieve the purpose of preventing diseases, promoting health, and extending life.
—Advised by Gu Jingfan, the series’ editorial director, prevention is better than cure. Strengthening the publicity and education of reasonable nutrition and balanced diets is the primary task.
—Advised by Zhou Wenzhen, life lies in nutrition. Since the existence of organisms, life’s continuity has been inseparable from dietary nutrition. Ancient people long recognized this truth, pointing out that "eating well leads to prosperity, while starvation leads to peril," demonstrating its great value. Hence, there is the saying, "food is the foundation of the people." Modern science has further recognized that the abundance or deficiency of nutrients is a major cause of many diseases. Insufficient or lack of nutrition can lead to anemia, rickets, dementia, goiter, blindness, osteoporosis, and congenital deformities, while excessive nutrition can result in "precious diseases" such as obesity, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. Mild cases affect health and reduce quality of life, while severe cases threaten life. With the development of China’s national economy and the gradual improvement of people’s living standards, the aforementioned nutritional imbalances have become increasingly prominent, making nutrition and health care receive greater attention. In response, the Chinese Nutrition Society formulated the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" in 1997, based on scientific research and tailored to the nutritional needs and dietary deficiencies of the Chinese population, with universal guiding significance. The purpose of compiling and publishing this series of books is to further popularize scientific knowledge of nutrition and health care, enabling the general public to correctly master balanced diets to strengthen the body, extend life, and improve and enhance national quality. The content of the series is divided into two parts: one is how nutrition prevents and treats various common diseases, and the other is the relationship between dietary nutrition and different life stages. The contributors to the series are all professionals who have long been engaged in nutritional work in clinical, teaching, and research fields. Through their daily work, they have gained profound insights and rich experience in correctly handling the relationship between nutrition and health care. Therefore, the writing is clear, practical, easy to understand, and actionable. It is hoped that readers can gain extensive nutritional knowledge from this series and apply it in their daily lives, contributing to disease prevention, health promotion, and strengthening the body to better achieve a well-off society.