Patient's question:
My husband was diagnosed with fatty liver disease. He's very overweight, standing at 170 cm but weighing over 180 pounds. He doesn't like to exercise and is quite lazy. He usually sits down and plays with his computer after eating. Now that he has this disease, I'm really worried about him. But surprisingly, he seems fine himself.Doctor's answer:
Finding and completely eliminating the cause is the fundamental method for treating fatty liver. For alcoholic fatty liver, the main approach is abstinence from alcohol; for diabetic fatty liver, it is based on actively treating diabetes; for obese fatty liver, it is based on effectively controlling weight; and for nutritional and endocrine dysregulation fatty liver, it is based on readjusting the supply of nutrients. For moderate fatty liver, dietary attention should be paid to, while also preventing various drugs that are toxic to the liver. The majority of mild fatty liver cases can improve after removing the blood loss factors. For fatty liver patients who need to readjust their diet, they should pay attention to enduring physical exercise and increasing activity levels. Dietary attention for fatty liver should include appropriately increasing food intake to control weight gain, especially increasing the intake of fats and carbohydrates, and eating more soy products and foods rich in B vitamins, which can help improve the condition or stop its progression.