ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 110 Nonalcoholic Liver Disease ........................................................................................................... 110
Treatment .................................................................................................................................. 110 Weight Reduction ................................................................................................................. 110 Fat Restriction ...................................................................................................................... 114 Carbohydrate Restriction ...................................................................................................... 115 Total Parenteral Nutrition ..................................................................................................... 115 Antioxidant Supplements ..................................................................................................... 115 Resveratrol ............................................................................................................................ 116 Grapefruit ............................................................................................................................. 117 Coffee ................................................................................................................................... 117
Viral Hepatitis ................................................................................................................................ 117 Hepatitis C Virus ....................................................................................................................... 117
Fat ......................................................................................................................................... 118 Obesity ................................................................................................................................. 120 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ................................................................................................. 120 Grapefruit ............................................................................................................................. 120 Blueberries............................................................................................................................ 121 Caffeine ................................................................................................................................ 121 Thiamine ............................................................................................................................... 121 Vitamin D ............................................................................................................................. 122 Vitamin E and Vitamin C...................................................................................................... 122 Zinc ....................................................................................................................................... 122 S-Adenosyl Methionine ........................................................................................................ 122 Resveratrol ............................................................................................................................ 123
Hepatitis B Virus and Nutrition ................................................................................................. 123 Alcohol and Viral Hepatitis ....................................................................................................... 123
Diseases of Iron Overload .............................................................................................................. 123 Iron Overload and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ...............................................................124 Iron Overload and Hepatitis C Virus ......................................................................................... 125 Iron Overload and Hepatitis B Virus ......................................................................................... 125 Iron Overload and Alcohol ........................................................................................................ 126 Iron Overload, Diet, and Supplements ...................................................................................... 126
Non-Heme Iron..................................................................................................................... 126 Heme Iron ............................................................................................................................. 127
Iron Overload and Vitamin C .................................................................................................... 127 Iron Overload and Raw Shell˜sh .............................................................................................. 127
This chapter will address the relationship between nutrition and nonalcoholic liver diseases. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), chronic hepatitis B and C, hemochromatosis, and cholestatic liver diseases will be discussed. The effects on the liver of commonly consumed food items, such as coffee, tea, fruit, and gluten in addition to the consequences of alcohol consumption on the progression and prognosis of nonalcohol induced liver diseases are covered.
