Foods to Lower Chances for Fatty Liver

Nearly one third of all American adults have what’s called a non-alcoholic fatty liver. This is caused not from alcoholism but instead from a chronically poor diet.

Below you will find a list of foods you should include in your diet to help support your liver, and a list of the foods that will further harm the liver.

A healthy high functioning liver is one of the most important organs for flushing out toxins and allowing your digestive system to function optimally.

include:

  1. Raw vegetables. Additionally, a maximum of 2 pieces of fruit daily to best manage your blood sugar . Most fruits are fairly high in sugar where vegetables contain very little sugar.

  2. Cooked vegetables of different varieties including some starchy vegetables like peas(except potatoes); this will compensate for the fact that you will not be eating breads.

  3. Protein from one or more of the following choices –
    Any wild seafood, canned or fresh

  4. Poultry with no antibiotics or added hormones
    Lean fresh red meats - same as poultry
    Eggs – organic
    Legumes (beans, chickpeas or lentils) & raw nuts & seeds

  5. fish oil if you are not eating wild fish

  6. protein smoothie with almond milk and 3 T. berries and small scoop chia seeds


Avoid:

  1. Alcohol, except occasional glass of wine

  1. Smoking - stresses liver with toxins

  2. white flour products - bagels, cookies, chips, pizza

  3. lite foods and artificial sweeteners

  4. fried foods and foods containing hydrogenated oils - (check salad dressing

          ingredients)