fatty liver

Mistyblu08
Mistyblu08 Posts: 580 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey all-read some stuff in a mag and wondered if you all had any more info on it or opinions lol they were saying that the majority of overweight people had fatty livers....ok so here comes apart of the question....what came first the fatty liver or the fatty *kitten*? lol in all seriousness...they are saying the former and its because of high glycemic foods....simple starches/sugars etc ....what do you think???

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  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    I am not really sure what the question is. My husband was diagnosed with a fatty liver 3 years ago, but he has been obese his entire life.
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    Fatty liver disease (non alchoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD) is associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes. It is exacerbated by a high carbohydrate/low fat diet, particularly when the fats that *are* consumed are industrial fats such as corn oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil, and safflower or sunflower oils (omega 6 fats/oils). Other research suggests fructose also may be a factor by raising triglycerides (a form of fat in the blood); your doctor will tell you a high triglyceride reading is not good.

    You can find out more about this by going to Google Scholar and searching NAFLD in academic research and professional journals.
  • Mistyblu08
    Mistyblu08 Posts: 580 Member
    Fatty liver disease (non alchoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD) is associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes. It is exacerbated by a high carbohydrate/low fat diet, particularly when the fats that *are* consumed are industrial fats such as corn oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil, and safflower or sunflower oils (omega 6 fats/oils). Other research suggests fructose also may be a factor by raising triglycerides (a form of fat in the blood); your doctor will tell you a high triglyceride reading is not good.

    You can find out more about this by going to Google Scholar and searching NAFLD in academic research and professional journals.

    Thanks Zero for the info :)
  • JohnnyDragon
    JohnnyDragon Posts: 4 Member
    Exacerbated by a low fat diet? I would think the opposite no?
    I recently went for a scan of my liver after blood work and may have a fatty liver....but my cholesterol is like under 75, all other stats are perfect, not obese, don't have diabetes, don't drive more than 1 drink a week. Idk, waiting on results but figured I would investigate first.
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    Exacerbated by a low fat diet? I would think the opposite no?
    I recently went for a scan of my liver after blood work and may have a fatty liver....but my cholesterol is like under 75, all other stats are perfect, not obese, don't have diabetes, don't drive more than 1 drink a week. Idk, waiting on results but figured I would investigate first.

    NAFLD is still being studied--much to learn about how the liver functions, and some doctors have a poor understanding of how diet affects the liver; however this disease has become common in the same timeframe as the increase in metabolic syndrome which usually goes hand in hand with diabetes ... eventually.

    A fatty liver has become 'fat' because it has been forced into a storage role usually meant for fat cells. It has less to do with how much dietary fat one eats (unless it's all heat processed oils like corn, soy, canola, sunflower etc, rather than cold pressed like olive oil, or fish oil) and more to do with other factors like ingestion and metabolism of fructose. Unlike other 'sugars' fructose is primarily metabolized in the liver. There maybe other factors at work as well, but fructose's affect on the liver is well known.

    For more information, two blog posts from people who can explain better than me:
    http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.ca/2010/11/choline-and-fatty-liver.html#uds-search-results has a box with links
    and
    http://blog.cholesterol-and-health.com/2010/11/sweet-truth-about-liver-and-egg-yolks.html

    And a diagram:
    http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/2/1/5/figure/F2?highres=y
    The caption where it says "Stimulated triglyceride synthesis is likely to lead to hepatic accumulation of triglyceride, which has been shown to reduce hepatic insulin sensitivity" ... basically: hepatic = liver and triglycerides = fat ... the liver accumulates fat.

    One can read more about NAFLD using Google Scholar and reading academic research.
  • JohnnyDragon
    JohnnyDragon Posts: 4 Member
    I'll have to check those two links out. Yea there is so much info on "fatty liver" but it's hard to target what causes your own type. Wonder if High Fructose Corn Syrup is a factor. Idk, i just don't fit any of the critieria that would cause a fatty liver. :frown:
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Exacerbated by a low fat diet? I would think the opposite no?
    Low fat usually implies high carbohydrate, with protein broadly similar, and the carbs -> triglycerides -> fatty liver route is then the problem.
    http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/home/the-liver/liver-diseases/fatty-liver-and-non-alcoholic-steatohepatitis-nash.aspx
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