What to Eat with Fatty Liver Disease?

Being overweight is one of the main causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

This makes it confusing when we talk about people with NAFLD being malnourished.

But the malnutrition we’re talking about is the lack of specific nutrients essential for your health — especially liver health.

And this kind of malnutrition is very common in people with NAFLD.

The American College of Gastroenterology has just compiled new guidelines of what to eat to avoid malnutrition if you have NAFLD (you’ll love #2).

Malnutrition is often overlooked as a complication in liver disease.
It can manifest as a shortage of vitamins and minerals — because the liver no longer works well enough to absorb and store them.
Or it appears as an excess of fat storage that destroys the liver.

Given that liver disease patients with malnutrition have much worse health outcomes, the researchers wanted to know what strategies patients could follow to combat malnutrition — and thereby prevent their liver disease from getting completely out of control.

The guidelines were developed by hepatology experts who reviewed numerous studies on the relationship between nutrition and liver disease.
After evaluating the latest research, one of the main takeaways was the importance of early and consistent nutritional intervention.

Let’s have a look at their recommendations:

● A late evening protein snack between 7–10 PM helps build lean muscle and offsets the muscle loss that occurs during the night due to starvation mode.

● Coffee consumption (two or more cups daily) can decrease the risk of liver scarring and liver cancer.

● Patients with fatty liver disease whose condition is still under control should take vitamin E supplements — 800 IU daily is recommended.

● Patients should eat small, frequent meals throughout the day to maximize the chance of nutrients being completely absorbed.

● Protein intake should NOT be restricted, even in patients with liver scarring or hepatic encephalopathy — a condition in which toxins build up in the brain because the liver is too damaged to remove them from the bloodstream.

● Vegetable sources of protein are better tolerated than animal protein for patients with hepatic encephalopathy.

● High-fructose and sugary diets should be avoided, as they contribute to liver fat buildup, insulin resistance, and ultimately, liver thickening and scarring.

● Alcohol should also be avoided, even in patients whose liver disease is not caused by alcohol. Given its nutritional emptiness, alcohol can worsen malnutrition in liver disease — much like excessive sugar consumption does.

These are the official guidelines for managing NAFLD.
But I’ve personally witnessed how hundreds (probably thousands by now) of readers have reversed their NAFLD.

Here are the exact steps our readers took to reverse their NAFLD for good…