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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Eating A Mediterranean-Style Diet Protects Your Liver

 If you want a healthy liver and gut, an article on EurekAlert!recommended taking up a Mediterranean-style diet. A study on American and Turkish patients with liver cirrhosis showed that eating fermented milk products and vegetables – plus moderate amounts of chocolate, coffee, and tea – could reduce the chances of serious complications that send you to the hospital.

Such a diet would also benefit the diversity of the beneficial bacteria living in the gut, which contributes to the protection of the liver.

The study was comprised of nearly 300 participants in the U.S. and Turkey. They were divided into three groups: Healthy individuals, patients with compensated cirrhosis, and patients with decompensated cirrhosis. (Related: Salep (orchid extract) found to offer protective effects against isoniazid medication toxicity of the liver.)

According to the results, all of the Turkish participants showed much better microbial diversity than the American cohort.

Cirrhosis of the liver claims more than a million lives every year. While it is a serious and increasing cause of death, it is also easy to prevent.
The amount of alcohol consumption, the type and quality of alcohol that is drunk, and the levels of viral hepatitis B and C are the main factors that determine the risk of death from liver cirrhosis. These factors differ from country to country.

Furthermore, there is a link between gut microbiota and the development and progression of cirrhosis. Microbial diversity was shown to progressively weaken in all three groups.

Experts say diet affects gut microbe diversity and liver cirrhosis

The study’s lead author, Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj, explained that diet plays a big role in deciding what microbes are found in the gut. His research team wished to find out if there was a link between diet, microbial diversity, and their effects on patients suffering from cirrhosis. (MORE)

Source: Natural News

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