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Sunday 25 September 2022
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Russian nutrition expert Dr. Yelena Tikhomirova said potato chips and pasta severely damage the liver.
The expert notes in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia” that a diet containing a large amount of carbohydrates is the most harmful to the liver. Among the most dangerous foods for the liver: sweets, excessive consumption of fruits, cereals and bread, according to the site “Russia Today”.
“Viral hepatitis B and C cause irreversible liver damage, as well as poisoning with toxic substances. If we exclude poisoning and viral hepatitis, there are still products that can damage the liver,” he says.
According to her, there is no harmful substance, but rather a group of foods that contain high calories, which can lead to fatty liver.
“First of all, sugar in all its forms is dangerous for the liver: sweets and excessive fruit intake, because it contains fructose, which accelerates the development of fatty liver,” he says. Fats, salt and carbohydrates, such as french fries, pasta and plov, in addition to the excessive consumption of cereals and bread, damage the liver.
And he added, eating a calorie-rich diet leads to an increase in carbohydrates in the body, which turns into a drop of fat in the center of the liver, which develops later and grows in size so that it can cause liver cells to rupture. , which leads to an increase in the secretion of liver enzymes AST, ALT, GGT.
He says, “This is related to the death of liver cells, which in normal cases can die from high calorie foods. This condition can be diagnosed by examining the liver with ultrasound. Typically, foods that are high in calories lead to obesity, which is the liver’s worst enemy.
The expert points out that it is not usually certain foods that damage the liver, but obesity resulting from excessive consumption of these foods.
He adds, many believe that liver cirrhosis is caused by excessive alcohol consumption. “Yes, that’s right, but it often affects people who don’t have a job, family, goals or aspirations, so they can only drink denatured alcohol, which can lead to alcoholic cirrhosis,” he says.
He adds, and it is strange that this disease is usually diagnosed in men and women who do not drink alcohol, but eat excessively. This means that carbohydrate-rich foods are the greatest risk of liver damage.
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