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Sunday 25 September 2022
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Dr. Yelena Tikhomirova, a Russian nutrition expert, declared that French fries and pasta seriously 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 foods most dangerous to the liver: sweets, excessive consumption of fruits, grains and bread, according to the “Russia Today” website.
“Viral hepatitis B and C do irreversible damage to the liver, as do poisonings with any toxic substances. If we exclude poisoning and viral hepatitis, there are still products that can harm the liver,” she says.
According to her, there is not one harmful substance, but rather a group of foods that contain high calories, that can lead to fatty liver disease.
“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,” she says. Fats, salt and carbohydrates, such as french fries, pasta and plov, as well as excessive consumption of cereals and bread damage the liver.
And she added, following a diet that contains high calories, 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 .
She says, “This is related to the death of liver cells, which in normal cases can die due to high-calorie foods. This condition can be diagnosed when examining the liver with ultrasound. Generally, foods containing a high content of calories lead to obesity, which is the worst enemies of the liver.
The expert points out that it is not usually certain foods that damage the liver, but obesity resulting from excessive consumption of these foods.
She adds, many believe that cirrhosis of the liver is caused by excessive alcohol consumption. “Yes, that’s true, 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,” she says.
She adds, and it is strange that this disease is usually diagnosed in men and women who do not drink alcohol at all, but they eat excessively. This means that foods rich in carbohydrates are the greatest risk of damage to the liver.
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