How does a healthy diet help the liver? What does a healthy diet for liver include?

How does a healthy diet help the liver? What does a healthy diet for liver include?

Eating a healthy diet helps the liver to do its functions well and to do them for a long time.
Eating an unhealthy diet can lead to liver disease. For example, a person who eats a lot of fatty foods is at higher risk of being overweight and having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
For people who have liver disease, eating a healthy diet makes it easier for the liver to do its jobs and can help repair some liver damage. An unhealthy diet can make the liver work very hard and can cause more damage to it.

What does a healthy diet for liver include?

• Eating foods from all the food groups: grains, proteins, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and fats

• Eating foods that have a lot of fiber such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, rice and cereals.

Info source: http://www.liverfoundation.org/downloads/alf_download_729.pdf