8 Unexpected Things that can Lead to Liver Disease

If you have one of these seemingly harmless habits don’t be surprised liver diseases .

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1. Love for sweets

Excess sugar in the diet is the right way not only to caries and extra pounds, but also to non-alcoholic fatty diseaseliver (NAFLD). Which, in turn, provokes the development of cirrhosis and cancer.

Moreover, the risks are very high. A study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found: People who consume 1,000 extra calories per day due to sweets are overweight in only 2% of cases. But in 27% they have a dangerous liver obesity.

2. Quenching Thirst with Sweet Carbonated Drinks

The main culprit of fat accumulation in the liver acts fructose. The most common type of simple carbohydrate in nature. Refined sugar consists of about 50% of it. But most of all, fructose is in those foods that we traditionally consider healthier substitutes for sugar. It:

• honey;
• sweet fruits – especially grapes, bananas, peaches.

Also, excess fructose is found in sweet soda and energy drinks. Studies show that adults and children those who consume a large amount of such a drink suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its consequences especially often.

3. Reluctance to fight overweight

Now it’s fashionable to love yourself for who you are. But this also has side effects. In particular, it was found that excess weight and especially obesity increase the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

According to various estimates, 25% to 90% of obese adults also have NAFLD.

4. Tolerant to excess belly fat

A cute tummy, that is, a decent amount of extra centimeters at the waist, is no less dangerous than being overweight. You may have normal body weight, but if you have excess fat on your stomach, it is probably visceral obesity .

Visceral is called fat, which is located behind the muscles of the press and surrounds the internal organs. It changes the hormonal background and increases the risk of developing a number of dangerous diseases:

• metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes;
• coronary heart disease;
• asthma ;
• dementia
• cancer.

The increased risk of non-alcoholic obesity in the liver is just another item on this unpleasant list.

5. Love for Vitamins

The pharmacies are full of all kinds of multivitamin supplements . But recall: they can in no case be taken uncontrollably, without first consulting a therapist! Otherwise, there is a risk that you overdo it with some kind of vitamin and get harm rather than benefit.

In the context of the liver, an overdose of vitamin A is especially dangerous (it is talked about when consumed more than 12,000 mcg or 40,000 IU of vitamin a day). Hypervitaminosis can lead to severe toxic damage to the organ, an increase in its size and cirrhosis.

6. Treatment of any pain with paracetamol

Paracetamol is considered by many to be a harmless painkiller, which helps with headaches, temperature, and aching teeth. In many ways, this is true: if you take this drug in accordance with the instructions, it is likely to help, and not harm. But if you exceed the recommended dose, this can lead to liver damage: from minor and almost imperceptible to acute liver failure and even death.

In this regard, the Food and Drug Administration (USA) insists:

• When taking paracetamol, follow the dosages indicated in the instructions for the drug. In no case do not exceed the dose.
• Do not take the medicine for longer than indicated in the instructions.
• Do not drink more than one medicine containing paracetamol at a time. The risk of damaging the liver increases if, for example, you take a cold medicine and at the same time you take a pill for a headache, and both drugs contain paracetamol.

7. Craving for fast food

The french fries, potato chips, popcorn, crackers, baked goods shopping in margarine and other fast food is full. If you are excessively fond of such food, this is likely to lead sooner or later.High levels of fructose, trans fats lead to significant liver disease, says study and  also to the development of the same non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

8. Moderate alcohol consumption

Probably everyone knows that drinking a lot is bad for the liver. However, drinking a lot is a loose concept. Your, at first glance, an innocuous glass of wine at dinner may well prove to be too much – after all, it contains more than a conditionally safe one serving per day.

Recall: One Standard Serving alcohol is:

• 355 ml of beer;
• 148 ml of wine;
• 44 ml of strong drinks (vodka, whiskey, gin, rum, tequila and so on).

Doctors consider moderate consumption of alcohol up to one serving a day for women and men over 65, and up to two servings a day for younger men.

Now count. In one bottle of beer – one and a half servings. A bottle of wine (0.7 L), drunk for two, is about 2.5 servings each. You may consume more than you can, but don’t even think about it. Meanwhile, alcohol quietly destroys your liver. One day it can come back with alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

In general, if it seems that you are drinking quite a bit, just in case, count the servings. The liver will be grateful to you.