In such a situation, it is important to identify and cure fatty liver in time. People think that once the problem of fatty liver occurs, it cannot be cured and the person has to take medicines throughout his life. But, giving the example of a patient, radiologist Dr. Harsh Vyas says that fatty liver can be cured not by medicines but only by 2 changes in lifestyle. Let us know which lifestyle changes the doctors are talking about.
How to cure fatty liver
The doctor told that a patient came to him with Grade 2 Fatty Liver and after just 6 months his fatty liver became almost normal. The patient did not have to take any medicine for this, did not have to take expensive supplements, but only 2 changes made in lifestyle were successful in showing effect.
First change - The patient's diet was kept the same and no major changes were made in it. The patient was asked to consume only the calories as per his basal metabolic rate and he was asked to take a balanced diet. But, the patient started fasting for at least 24 to 36 hours once a week. In this the patient was asked to keep water fast.
Second change - The fatty liver patient was asked to do strength training 4 to 5 days a week. After 6 months, when ultrasound of the patient was done, changes in fatty liver were seen. Due to this the person started losing weight.
The doctor told that this is not just a story of weight loss but it is a metabolic reverse. A systematic review of clinical trials showed that intermittent fasting reduces fat in the liver and also reduces insulin sensitivity, SGPT, SGOT and inflammatory markers. When fasting was combined with exercise, a reduction of about 5.5% was observed in intrahepatic triglycerides. According to the doctor, in some studies, improvement in both fatty liver score and BMI was seen in just 8 to 12 weeks.
Why is fasting beneficial?
What happens when you fast in fatty liver is that the glycogen present in the liver gets destroyed, that is, the triglycerides stored in the liver start breaking down. In such a situation, if strength training is also done along with fasting, then whatever glycogen is present inside the muscles starts getting used. Muscle has high insulin sensitivity and due to glucose usage, the available glucose in the body is not converted into new fat in the liver.
The doctor says that there is no pill to cure fatty liver, either it is necessary to change the lifestyle or one has to watch the disease grow by keeping the fatty liver for a long time. If fatty liver is not cured in time, it can cause fibrosis or cirrhosis. That is why it is important to cure fatty liver in time.
How to start fasting
The doctor advises that if you have a problem of fatty liver, then initially you can fast for 8 to 12 hours and later on you can fast for 16 hours. If you are healthy, you can fast for 24 hours under medical supervision. Do fast once a week or once in 15 days. Do strength training 4 to 5 days a week and stop refined carbohydrates along with sugar and start taking a balanced diet. The doctor says that fatty liver is definitely silent but its last stage is not silent. In such a situation, if lifestyle changes are taken in advance then the disease does not progress much.
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