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Overview"Hepatitis A is an infection that harms the liver. The liver is a big organ in the upper right side of the belly Everything you eat and drink passes through your liver. Your liver changes food into stored energy and chemicals necessary for life. Your liver makes nutrients available so your body can use them to build cells, give you energy, and maintain normal body functions. A bad diet sometimes can lead to liver problems. If your diet provides too many calories, you will gain weight. Being overweight is linked to the buildup of fat in the liver, called ""fatty liver."" Over many years, having a fatty liver when you already have hepatitis will make it more likely to develop cirrhosis. One's diet also can contain toxins that are harmful to the liver. Some toxins act quickly. Eating certain poisonous mushrooms, for example, can cause liver failure and death within days. Other toxins, such as alcohol, damage the liver over time. A good diet, by contrast, can actually improve liver health in a person with hepatitis A. A balanced diet can lead to better liver functioning and lowered risk of cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver. It also can help the immune system stay strong and fight off illness. Finally, people infected with hepatitis A have higher rates of diabetes than those who are not infected, but a good diet can help reduce body fat and control blood sugar. This lowers diabetes risk. Even though following a generally healthy diet and keeping a normal body weight (measured as Body Mass Index, or BMI) may not seem like a specific treatment for hepatitis A, it is a great way of protecting your liver against hepatitis .With a normal BMI and good diet and exercise, you are helping reduce inflammation in the liver and slow down the progression to cirrhosis from hepatitis than if you are overweight, have diabetes, have high cholesterol and have fatty liver." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ella SmithPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.100kg ISBN: 9798373930345Pages: 76 Publication Date: 16 January 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |