For people with liver disease, eating the right food is very important. Doctors often warn people with liver disease that they should not eat more red meat and stay away from pickled foods. Do you know why? Not long ago, Japan Research reports indicate that 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day can prevent liver cancer. Is this true? Listen to what professional nutritionists have to say. Q: Will patients with liver disease easily cause cancer if they eat meat? Some patients with liver disease will learn from books that they should not eat red meat or cannot eat meat because meat is acidic and can easily cause cancer. This also makes nutritionists laugh and cry. Ouyang Zhongmei, a nutritionist at the Nutrition Department of National Taiwan University Hospital, explains: "Although red meat is acidic, the body still needs nutrients such as iron and protein contained in meat. Just eat more alkaline foods to balance the acidity of meat." Q: Can patients with liver cancer eat pickled foods? Ouyang Zhongmei said: "For pickled foods sold outside, factors such as the amount of preservatives, the pickling or fermentation process, and the safety of the transportation process will all affect the occurrence of mold and produce "The bacteria may cause cancer." Therefore, liver cancer patients are often warned to stay away from pickled foods. She suggested that it is best to choose fresh ingredients or pickle them yourself. If you want to buy pickled products from outside, it is best to understand the production process first. Q: Can 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day prevent liver cancer? Recently, the National Cancer Center in Tokyo found: "Drinking 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day can prevent liver cancer. Because coffee contains a large amount of antioxidants, these compounds can help inhibit the potential of liver cancer. " Ouyang Zhongmei reminded that coffee contains some antioxidants, but it also contains caffeine. Drinking coffee for antioxidants will lead to insomnia and reduced immunity, which is really not worth the gain. Even if there are no side effects such as insomnia and palpitations, "it should not exceed 2 cups a day, otherwise it may disrupt daily life or damage the gastrointestinal tract." Q: Will a cup of energy soup be immune to liver disease? Ouyang Zhongmei does not reject the popular energy soup nowadays. , but some patients think that drinking a cup of energy soup will make them immune to liver disease, and they will not be taboos with other meals; or they may drink a cup of energy soup with every meal and eat very little other food. This is a wrong concept. She pointed out: "After drinking energy soup, you should still avoid indigestible foods such as fried and irritating foods; if you use energy soup to replace a meal and ignore the intake of other foods, you may become malnourished." Q: Which natural foods can protect the liver ? Whether you are worried about liver disease or have already suffered from liver disease, the number one dietary suggestion from nutritionists is "balanced". However, what is balance? Some people think that "eating everything means balance." Ouyang Zhongmei's definition of balance is: "Every type of food must be taken in every day, and it must be taken in a good proportion." To protect the liver Generally speaking, fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants and natural minerals, which can prevent cells from being damaged by free radicals. You should eat more of them, and you don’t have to stick to green fruits and vegetables. Ouyang Zhongmei said: "The five colors of fruits and vegetables each have their own advantages, like green , red and yellow fruits and vegetables, contain lutein, and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower are the leading anti-cancer foods. You can choose more and replace them more when eating. "" When cooking, have 2 vegetable foods and 1. A vegetable soup and a fish or meat dish are healthier than having only one vegetable and the other fish and meat. "Replace the white rice with five-grain rice or brown rice and sweet potato rice. You can drink a glass of vegetable juice after the meal, which will provide a more complete range of nutrients. . As for what is the best way to eat for liver disease, everyone who has been sick has a different opinion. However, she reminded: "Everyone's nutritional status, immunity, and illness are different. If you can first go to a nutrition consultation clinic and talk to a nutritionist, After discussion, a complete diet plan is formulated based on personal circumstances, which is most beneficial to you. "(2) "Food supplements" are better than "drug supplements" to protect the liver. 1. Diet for patients with liver disease: Protein diet should include plant protein and animal protein. Protein, such as soy products, beef, chicken, fish, etc. Picky eating is bad for liver disease. The amount of food should be appropriate. Digestive function is weakened when liver disease occurs. Overeating often leads to indigestion and increases the burden on the liver. It’s best to eat when you’re 80% full. Overeating is bad for the liver and gastrointestinal function. 1. Daily energy is controlled at 2000-2500 kcal: an appropriate amount of energy can save protein consumption, enhance physical strength, and promote the regeneration and repair of liver cells; however, excessive energy can cause weight gain and lead to fatty liver. The equivalent food is roughly: 50 grams of milk, 1 egg, 150 grams of lean meat or poultry, fish, shrimp, 500-750 grams of vegetables, 50-100 grams of tofu or soy products, 200-250 grams of staple food, 250 grams of fruits, cooking Use less than 25 grams of oil. 2. The protein supply should be sufficient: the protein supply should generally be higher than that of healthy people.

The energy provided by protein accounts for 15% of the total daily energy, of which high-quality protein should account for 50%, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, aquatic products, tofu, etc. 3. The fat supply is equivalent to that of healthy people: use vegetable oil and avoid animal fats. Fatty meat, animal oil, animal offal, etc. are not allowed. When liver function is poor, the supply of fat should be appropriately reduced, especially cholesterol intake should be controlled. 4. The supply of carbohydrates should be appropriately increased: it should account for 60%-70% of the total daily energy to facilitate the storage of liver glycogen, protect the liver, and maintain liver function. Pure sugar foods such as white sugar, glucose, etc. can be supplemented in an appropriate amount. Candy etc. Carbohydrates such as rice and cereals, as well as foods such as sugar and oil, can replenish body heat and provide basic energy for human life activities. 5. The supply of vitamins, especially B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin A, should be abundant. Vegetables, fruits, taros, mushrooms, kelp and other foods rich in vitamins and minerals help the body's nutritional balance. 2. Issues that patients with hepatitis B should pay attention to in their diet: 1. Choose fresh, pollution-free green foods, use food additives with caution, and avoid mildew (such as moldy peanuts, rice) and various spoiled foods. 2. It is advisable to use cooking methods such as steaming, boiling, braising, stewing, boiling, and stir-frying. It is not advisable to eat fried, pan-fried, smoked, or grilled foods. 3. Adopt a small amount of meals with frequent meals, and it is best to eat until you are 80% full. In addition to three meals a day, add an appropriate amount of snacks. 4. The diet should be light and easy to digest. The cooking should be light, use less oil, eat less greasy and fried foods, and eat less raw, cold, and irritating foods. 5. Seafood should be fresh, non-deteriorated and non-polluted; clean and thoroughly heated; appropriate amount, not too much. 6. Medicinal supplements vary from person to person. Medicines are divided into cold, hot, warm, and cool. People with different physical constitutions have different ways of supplementing. Without understanding the properties of the medicine and the patient's constitution, you need to be cautious when supplementing with traditional Chinese medicine. 7. Quit smoking and drinking. There are not many special requirements for the diet of hepatitis B patients, just enough calories, an appropriate amount of protein, rich and comprehensive vitamins, and an appropriate amount of fiber. Too many dietary taboos can lead to malnutrition. Relying too much on traditional Chinese medicine and supplements while ignoring a normal diet is a waste of time. (3) 18 tricks to prevent liver gain! The key to treatment is to lose weight, focusing on diet control, while strengthening physical exercise and frequent outdoor activities. The 18 measures introduced below are very important in the self-treatment and self-support of fatty liver: 1. Absolutely no alcohol. 2. Choose skim milk or yogurt. 3. Eat no more than 2 egg yolks a day. 4. Avoid using animal oil; the total amount of vegetable oil should not exceed 20 grams. 5. Do not eat animal offal (i.e. offal, offal), chicken skin, fatty meat, fish roe, and crab roe. 6. Avoid fried foods. 7. Avoid chocolate. 8. Eat less oily soy products and gluten 9. Eat 500 grams of fresh green vegetables every day. 10. After eating fruits, you should reduce the amount of staple food. For example, if you eat a big apple, you should reduce the amount of staple food by 50 grams. 11. Yams, sweet potatoes, taro, potatoes, etc. should be eaten in exchange for the staple food rice and flour, and the total amount should be limited. 12. The daily salt intake should be limited to 5-6 grams. 13. You can eat the "four spicy foods" such as onions, garlic, ginger, and peppers, but it is not advisable to eat too much. 14. Eat fish, shrimp and other seafood frequently. 15. Foods that reduce fat include: whole grains such as oats and millet, and fresh green vegetables such as black sesame seeds, black fungus, kelp, kelp, and cauliflower. 16. Eat less dinner and avoid snacking before going to bed. 17. Use 30 grams of hawthorn, 15 grams of cassia seeds, and 1000 ml of water every day instead of tea. 18. If fatty liver causes abnormal liver function or elevated transaminase, you should take lipid-lowering drugs, enzyme-lowering drugs and fish oil health products under the guidance of a doctor, but it is not advisable to take too much. (4) Hepatitis contraindications: Do you know what to expect? One taboo: fatigue after illness. The liver is the main place where the human body produces and stores energy. It is known as the "thermal power station". After hepatitis occurs, the liver's ability to produce and store energy is significantly reduced. If the body still consumes too much energy due to strenuous exercise or labor at this time, it will inevitably increase the burden on the liver, which will be detrimental to the improvement of the condition and even worsen the condition. Therefore, it is important to get adequate rest if you have acute hepatitis or are in the active phase of hepatitis. During the recovery period of hepatitis, activities must be carried out step by step and within your ability. You must not engage in activities that are not suitable for your physical strength to avoid adverse effects.

2. Avoid being pessimistic and irritable. Some hepatitis patients are worried that the disease will not be cured, that they will become chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or even liver cancer. aggravate the condition and even cause treatment failure. Most patients with hepatitis can recover, but the proportion of actual liver cirrhosis or liver cancer is very small. We must establish a positive and optimistic mental state and a cheerful and stable mood, handle things calmly, and be neither angry nor sad, nor worried nor fearful. Someone summed up the four sentences of "behave with peace of mind, be calm and determined, control your anger, and dissolve your thoughts." This is indeed the positive mental state that hepatitis patients should have. On the basis of one's own efforts, through the cooperation of family and society, active treatment is carried out to strive for an early improvement of the condition. Three taboos: Immoderate sexual intercourse: shortness of breath, accelerated pulse, elevated blood pressure, which consumes more energy and causes short-term ischemia and hypoxia in the liver. When suffering from hepatitis, the body is already weak. If sexual life is not controlled, it can cause excessive loss of energy and physical strength, which is very detrimental to the recovery of the disease. It is not uncommon for chronic hepatitis to recur or worsen due to excessive housework. If you have hepatitis and need to avoid infecting your spouse, you should use contraception or be vaccinated against hepatitis B. Four taboos: Drinking alcohol has obvious toxic effects on the liver, and the degree of liver damage is directly proportional to its alcohol content. People who do not have liver disease may develop liver disease if they drink alcohol for a long time, and even "alcoholic cirrhosis" may occur. Five taboos: Improper diet. Six taboos: Using drugs that damage the liver. Many drugs such as tetracycline, erythromycin, ramifon, rifampicin, methyldopa, diacetopentine, sulfonamides, and anesthetics can aggravate liver damage. Aspirin, paracetamol, etc., which are commonly used to reduce fever and relieve pain, also have toxic effects on the liver. When hepatitis is combined with other diseases, medication should be used with extreme caution. When seeking medical treatment for other diseases, you should tell the doctor that you have hepatitis so that the doctor can avoid using liver-damaging drugs when prescribing medication. Seven taboos: Taking too many medications will lead to a long course of chronic disease. Currently, there are many types of hepatitis drugs on the market, and their efficacy is often unclear. Patients are eager for treatment and tend to take multiple hepatitis drugs at the same time or increase the dosage, thinking that this can "strengthen" the curative effect. In fact, many drugs must be detoxified in the liver after entering the body. Such "instantaneous" use of drugs will increase the burden on the liver. Therefore, hepatitis medication should be administered under the guidance of experienced doctors, and should be as "targeted" as possible, with less but more precise medication; and a certain course of treatment must be maintained to achieve satisfactory results.