What foods can benefit the liver?
Liu Dongli, director of the Nutrition Department of the Air Force General Hospital of China People's Liberation Army, told the reporter that the general nutrition principle of protecting the liver is to take in protein, a small amount of fat and rich vitamins. Protein is essential, but not too much. You can eat some lean meat, fish, milk, peanuts and beans. High fat will increase the burden on the liver, and eating too much will also lead to fatty liver. People should choose low-fat and low-cholesterol foods in their daily diet. Specifically, there are several foods that are beneficial to the liver: oats are rich in linoleic acid and saponins, which can lower serum cholesterol and triglycerides.
Corn is rich in calcium, selenium, lecithin, vitamin E and so on, which has the function of lowering serum cholesterol.
Kelp is rich in taurine, which can reduce cholesterol in blood and bile.
The mixture of garlic and sulfide can reduce the cholesterol content in blood, prevent thrombosis, and help increase the content of high density lipoprotein.
Because milk contains more calcium, it can reduce the body's absorption of cholesterol.
Onion not only has sterilization function, but also can reduce human blood lipid and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Sweet potato can neutralize the excessive acid produced by eating too much meat and eggs in the body, maintain the acid-base balance of the human body, and play a role in lowering blood fat. In addition, all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh dates and carrots rich in vitamins are also liver-nourishing foods.
What foods can hurt the liver?
Alcohol is a favorite drink for many people, but excessive drinking is very harmful to the liver. All kinds of alcohol contain alcohol to some extent. After drinking alcohol, alcohol can directly damage the physiological function of liver cells and cause liver cell necrosis. Patients with liver disease will get worse if they drink too much. At the same time, after alcohol enters the human body, more than 90% will produce toxic acetaldehyde in the liver metabolism, which is also harmful to liver cells, so drink less. It should be emphasized that the liver function of patients with liver disease can not return to normal level quickly, so it is still not suitable to drink alcohol for several years after cure. Preservatives can be added to various convenience foods. These preservatives are harmless to people with normal liver detoxification function, but will have adverse effects on patients with liver diseases with poor liver detoxification ability.
Fat meat, mutton and dog meat contain a lot of protein, which is a high-calorie and high-fat food and will increase the burden on the liver. Eating too much can lead to fatty liver.
Be careful of spicy food. Spicy condiments such as onion, garlic, leek, ginger and pepper contain toxic substances such as allicin and gingerol, which can directly damage liver cells. Normal people get angry when they eat too much. Patients with liver disease may get worse if they eat too much, so they need to pay attention when eating.
Eating liver in moderation can strengthen the liver of animals such as pigs and sheep, which is often called "strong liver food". Is there any scientific basis for this statement? Xu Qishou, a researcher at the Health Food Branch of China Nutrition Society, believes that according to the theory of "nourishing viscera with viscera" in traditional Chinese medicine, eating some liver-nourishing foods properly will protect and strengthen liver function.
Protein content in animal liver is very high, which contains protein needed by human body. For human liver, especially pathological liver, these high-quality proteins are the most ideal source of protein. The amino acids contained in it are also close to the human body and are easy to be absorbed and utilized. It also contains more vitamins than pork. At the same time, animal liver contains a lot of pantothenic acid and minerals, and besides iron, it is also rich in phosphorus, calcium and zinc, so "eating liver and nourishing liver" has a certain truth, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also have a certain treatment and repair effect on liver disease.
Pig liver is the main liver food, and its nutritional composition is very reasonable. Every 100g pig liver contains protein 2 1.3g, fat 4.5g, carbohydrate 1.4g, and various vitamins and minerals. In addition, beef liver, sheep liver and chicken liver are also foods with high protein, low fat and low calorie. These foods are rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements, especially vitamin A, which is the best choice to protect the liver and help the liver cells recover. However, researcher Xu Qishou told reporters that although it makes sense to eat liver and tonify liver, people should not rely too much on this kind of food and should not eat too much. Any food should be eaten in moderation.
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