Consuming food which is rich in proteins such as lean meat, fish, legumes and almonds can significantly reduce fat accumulated in the liver within six weeks, researchers say. The findings showed that liver fat levels dropped by up to 48 per cent after eating high protein diet regardless of whether it came from a plant or animal source, and also prevented the occurrence of non-alcoholic. Fatty liver disease is a very common disorder, where excess fat accumulates in the liver especially in people with diabetes.
"When left untreated, fatty liver is an important step progress to Type 2 diabetes and can develop into liver cirrhosis, which can have life-threatening effects," said lead author Andreas F.H. Pfeiffer, Endocrinologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DifE), in Germany. Further, the study showed that high-protein diet caused favourable changes in the…
