Question

A person with a dysfunctional liver was advised by his doctor to avoid fats in his diet. What do you infer from this advice given to this person?

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Dietary Advice For Specific Liver Conditions

This section gives advice on diet for people with particular liver problems. We only have space here to cover some of the information that is available. You may have other questions or worries about your particular condition and the best person to talk to is your doctor or dietitian. If you have already been advised to follow a special diet it is essential to talk to your doctor or dietitian before making any changes.

Alcohol related liver disease (ALD)

The first stage of injury to your liver, if you have been drinking alcohol excessively, is the build-up of fatty deposits. This can be reversed completely, if you abstain from alcohol. Approximately, one in five (20%) of those with alcohol-related fatty liver go on to develop alcoholic hepatitis (inflammation) and eventually cirrhosis8.

Many people with alcohol related liver damage are malnourished (lacking in all the nutrients the body requires). This may be due to several factors:

poor diet

loss of appetite

malabsorption (poor absorption of food nutrients) as the liver is less able to produce bile to aid digestion

alcohol has no nutritional value but requires a lot of energy for the body to process1.

You may still be malnourished even if you are overweight depending on what and how you eat or if your weight has been increased by fluid retention1.

People who are malnourished due to alcohol related liver disease may particularly lack the vitamin thiamine (a B vitamin that helps the body convert carbohydrates into energy). You should be prescribed B vitamins if you are drinking alcohol at harmful levels, or are alcohol-dependent, and any of the following apply:

you are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment

you have decompensated liver disease

you are in acute or medically assisted withdrawal19.

Consult your doctor or dietitian if this has not been prescribed.

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