Long-term vegetarian diet, why do you get fatty liver? In fact, the 'most afraid' of fatty liver is not fat

But in fact, vegetarianism may also induce fatty liver, what is going on?

Fatty liver is usually divided into alcoholic fatty liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver, and what we call fatty liver caused by bad diet (high-fat diet, overeating) is called overnutrition fatty liver, which belongs to Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Due to the excessive intake of nutrients for a long time, fat accumulates in the body, which induces fatty liver. However, the reason why vegetarianism induces fatty liver is exactly the opposite of that of overnutrition fatty liver. Long-term vegetarianism may lead to malnutrition. This is because the body lacks sufficient protein intake, and the transport of fat requires the help of protein, and protein deficiency will lead to Fat transfer disorder, thereby accumulating in the liver, induces fatty liver over time.

In addition, a long-term vegetarian diet is more prone to hunger than meat, so it will reflexively stimulate the body to consume more carbohydrates to increase satiety.

Carbohydrates are not low in calories, and if the intake exceeds the standard, they can also be converted into fat and stored in the liver. This is also the reason why monks in temples are easy to detect fatty liver.

The dangers of fatty liver are not small:

In the impression of many people, fatty liver does not seem to cause any harm to the body, so even if fatty liver is detected during physical examination, it will not be taken seriously.

In fact, fatty liver can cause damage to the liver. If it is allowed to develop, liver cells may degenerate, resulting in liver cell regeneration disorders, and eventually induce liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer.

Fatty liver will not only cause damage to the liver, but also may cause damage to other tissues and organs. For example, fatty liver can induce or aggravate glucose metabolism disorders, thereby aggravating diabetes.

Due to the imbalance of lipid metabolism, many patients with fatty liver are accompanied by hyperlipidemia. Over time, it is easy to induce cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.

Therefore, patients with fatty liver should be actively treated. If it is mild fatty liver, it is mainly from the daily diet. Keeping a light diet in life and doing more aerobic exercise can reverse fatty liver. Severe fatty liver disease requires timely medical examination and treatment according to the doctor's advice.