The liver is the largest and most important detoxification organ in the human body. Once abnormal, it will seriously damage the whole body organs. (Schematic/Shutterstock)
The liver is the largest and most important detoxification organ in the human body. Once it is abnormal, it will seriously damage the whole body organs. Liver cancer also ranks second in the top ten cancer deaths. Physicians reminded that Chinese people often have four major dietary and living habits in daily life, including the prevalence of drinking culture, indiscriminate consumption of Chinese herbal medicines or folk remedies of unknown origin, abuse of painkillers, and neglect of the effects of fatty liver. Among them, eating fried foods and sugary drinks can lead to fatty liver, which can seriously cause liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and even liver cancer.
Li Weizhen, vice president of Linkou Changgung Hospital, said in “Famous Doctor’s Viewpoint” that the biggest threat to Chinese people’s health originally came from hepatitis B and C, but recently, with the success of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis C treatment, the fatality rate of hepatitis B and C Gradually decreased, but many risk factors quietly increased.
He said that alcoholic hepatitis is extremely harmful to the liver, which is also the main reason for liver replacement in Western countries in the past. In recent years, the drinking culture among young people in China has been prevalent, and they often drink alcohol at parties, and alcohol can cause liver inflammation and cirrhosis.
In addition, drug-induced hepatitis is also a problem that Chinese people should pay attention to. He said that many Chinese people do not want to take western medicine, but instead take Chinese herbal medicine or folk prescriptions of unknown origin, which often causes acute liver and kidney failure, and even requires liver and kidney replacement.
The third is the abuse of painkillers, because the drugs must be metabolized by the liver, and excess will cause liver inflammation. The fourth is fatty liver caused by eating fried foods and drinking sugary drinks. If you do not control your diet and exercise, the degree of fatty liver will be aggravated, leading to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer.
Li Weizhen said that actions to protect the liver include exercising more, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, and quitting smoking and alcohol to protect the liver. “Because liver inflammation, cirrhosis, and liver cancer are the trilogy of liver diseases,” the public must quit the above four liver-damaging behaviors.
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2023-08-05 00:52:33
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