Alcohol may not be the main cause of liver disease, but rather your nutrition. The Cleveland Clinic reports that 25% of Americans have non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease due to their diets. A new study found the greatest and worst foods for preventing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
The peer-reviewed Journal of Nutrition published the abstract for a study by U.S. gastroenterologists, hepatologists, nutritionists, and
public health experts. The researchers set out to investigate the impact of food on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in populations of diverse ethnicities
The researchers surveyed 1,682 men and women aged 60–77 about their diets. Participants were African-American, Japanese American, Latino, Native Hawaiian, and white.
Researchers found that people who ate the most fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, red and processed meat, and coffee had greater liver fat percentages.
Participants who consumed more Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and dietary fiber had lower liver fat percentages.
Fiber, often known as "roughage," flushes waste from the organs, which may explain this study's results. Fiber-rich foods, such many vegetables,
fruits, and grains, provide nutrients and chemicals that reduce inflammation and combat disease while containing fewer non-beneficial fats.