New here? some quick ideas if you are newly diagnosed

[suzzyayer]

New here. Wondering what is the best diet to follow.

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Hi Suzzyayer welcome to the community! The dietary advice for fatty liver NAFLD and NASH is actually the same as you would expect for diabetes. They say sitting is the new smoking and sugar is the new alcohol! so when it comes to fatty liver there is a very strong consensus around three things:

1. you need to be increasing your physical activity

2. you need to avoid refined carbs, increase fiber and limit calories overall and

3. you need to eat probiotic foods so that your gut has got the right "good" bacteria.

Increasing activity increases your metabolism, not just for burning calories but it also sends signals to your body not to put more fat in your liver. If you are uncomfortable running then walking and swimming are best!

Your diet should be low on starchy white food like pasta and potatoes. You will miss them, so remember "deliciousness is not always your friend" this is what I tell myself! Some healthy food is not as satisfying to eat, that is just reality. Yes I would love more mac n cheese but its just going to end up in my liver!

And probiotics actually help your gut to burn off some of the excess calories and also convert the sugar into more useful nutrients, which is amazing. I started eating things like kimchi for probiotics, along with yoghurt, and lots and lots of salad. if you have not tried kimchi is like a spicy saurkraut and very good for you, but you might not like it at first. if you google probiotic foods you will not believe how much useful info is out there!

Since you got diagnosed did you get any advice from your doctor? the reason I ask is that your doctor can refer you to a nutrition specialist. changing your diet is hard but worth it, you really have to stick at it and remind your self to eat what you need and not just what you want. I have cut out lots and lots of sugar, given up chocolate most of the time, that was hard!

Good luck and tell us how you get on! its so important that you stop the situation getting any worse and causing liver damage.

[t3s4 in reply to Hidden]

It is a year later...but thank you from the newbie! Good Suggestions!

[Dogingaround in reply to Hidden]

I love to use real butter to brown fresh vegetables for dinner and I can’t tolerate black coffee, so I drink a lot of half and half. I know that is not healthy, but how unhealthy is it relatively speaking compared to starchy foods and this medical condition?

[Dtulips in reply to Dogingaround]

Can we use sugar-free creamer? And sweetener?

[fondrees in reply to Dogingaround]

good question, i would like to know myself. i am on keto and drink a fair amount of half and half. i dont think its bad for you , but i am not sure. saturated fats dont oxidise in the liver, they are much better for you than unsaturated fats. so,butter from grass fed sources is good for you,i think. and you need to strengthen your leaky gut if you cant take straight coffee