Q I eat a lot of fruit and fruit juice to stay healthy. Could this actually be bad for fatty liver?
A Yes, fruit and especially fruit juice are high in fructose, so eating too much is not good for fatty liver. Whole fruit has fiber, so moderate amounts are fine, but juice has concentrated sugar that increases liver fat. It's best to eat fruit whole once or twice a day and cut back on juice and smoothies.
Detailed Answer
Fruit is a healthy food with vitamins and fiber, but it is high in the sugar called fructose, so eating too much converts to fat in the liver. Fruit juice and smoothies in particular have the fiber filtered out and only the sugar concentrated, burdening the liver as much as soda. Eating whole fruit once or twice a day in moderate amounts, and cutting back on juice, dried fruit, and smoothies, is more favorable for managing fatty liver.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we hold that "even something said to be good for you becomes surplus when there's too much." Even good food, when it exceeds what metabolism can handle, piles up on the liver. We revive the vessel of metabolism so that what comes in gets burned on time, and clear away accumulated surplus, striking a balance that cares for both liver values and weight.
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