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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Diet For Fatty Liver

Starchy foods linked to fatty liver disease

October 03, 2008
Eating a diet high in white bread and refined sugar is associated with obesity, but scientists say this high-glycemic diet is also linked to a potentially fatal condition called fatty liver disease. In a recent study, researchers fed mice either a low-glycemic diet or a diet full of refined carbohydrates. They found that the mice who ate the high-glycemic diet had twice as much fat in their blood and livers. Some experts say that fatty liver disease could become as widespread and as dangerous as... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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A Short Walk Goes a Long Way
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...diabetes and 95 percent of those who are obese have fatty liver. But up to 77 percent of people... Read more »

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Fatty Liver and Exercise
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...the second time about one of these complications, fatty liver, and how to prevent it. I know how... Read more »

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Apparently We Need To Worry About Liver Fat
By The HealthGal , Health Expert

...Luckily that fat in the liver responds quite well to diet, weight loss and exercise.  The... Read more »

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Bits and Pieces
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...same molecule that metformin affects.   High-GI diets are linked to fatty liver disease.... Read more »

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Ask Dr. Eisner: "Could it be throat cancer?"
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...years and I am generally able to control it with diet. I was recently diagnosed with a fatty... Read more »

Health Guide

Alcohol and diet
Liquor; Diet - alcohol Side Effects Alcohol is an addictive substance. It is a leading cause of traffic accidents in the United States because it... Read more »
Cirrhosis: Causes
...resistance (the primary problem in type 2 diabetes) is a major factor in development of a fatty liver. A diet high in fatty foods may also be a risk factor, as dietary fat accumulates in the... Read more »
Diet and disease
There are nutritional and dietary elements that have proven relationships to certain diseases or conditions. For additional information on FDA-approved health claims, refer to... Read more »
Hepatitis: Introduction
...alcohol are at higher risk for alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis than are men who drink heavily. High-fat diets may also increase the risk in heavy drinkers.Drugs. Because the liver plays such a... Read more »
Obesity Related Complications
...mortality rates).Some experts argue, in fact, that in anyone who is not severely obese, it is the unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle that causes harm--not weight per se. In support of this... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moms to be may have more reason to stick to a healthy diet while they're pregnant. New research indicates a developing baby's... Read summary »

Fast food can lead to fatty liver disease
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A new study has found that too much fast food and too little exercise can damage the liver in a relatively short amount of time. Researchers selected... Read summary »

Low-carb diet beats low-calorie diet at burning liver fat: study
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Exercise for Diabetics
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moderate exercise combined with some weightlifting may reduce fat levels in the livers of people with type 2 diabetes by up to... Read summary »