Q If I have fatty liver, what foods should I be especially careful about? Is it enough to just avoid greasy food?
A For fatty liver, sugary drinks, fructose, and refined carbohydrates are actually a bigger problem than greasy food. The key is cutting back on liquid sugars like soda, juice, and instant coffee mixes, on white rice, bread, and noodles, and on late-night snacks and overeating. Switching to vegetables, protein, and whole grains helps.
Detailed Answer
Many people think fatty liver means only avoiding greasy foods like pork belly, but what actually builds up fat in the liver most is fructose and refined carbohydrates. Liquid sugars like soda, fruit juice, and instant coffee mixes are converted straight into fat in the liver. Refined carbs like white rice, bread, and noodles, along with frequent late-night eating and overeating, are also major triggers. It's best to switch to vegetables, protein such as lean meat and fish, and whole grains.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, rather than "what to cut out," we look at "what accumulates as surplus." Sugary drinks and refined carbs are the classic surplus the body can't burn off and that settles straight onto the liver. Reduce these and revive metabolism, and what has piled up in the liver empties out while the values come down together.
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