According to doctors Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz in their column for the Cleveland Clinic website, fatty liver is also known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The problem is basically a concentration of fat in the liver caused by excess weight, crash dieting, and high triglycerides and cholesterol. People who have type 2 diabetes are also at risk for developing fatty liver.
Step 1
Reduce your overall fat intake and concentrate on healthy vegetable fats. Roizen and Oz recommend walnuts, but you can also try olive oil, avocados and other nuts to consume healthy foods that help reduce cholesterol. Fats also fill you up, so you'll be less hungry and less likely to overeat later.
Step 2
Lower your calorie intake. Losing weight can lower your cholesterol and triglycerides, which in turn will clean up your liver, according to Dr. Frank Jackson in his website Jackson and Siegelbaum Gastroenterology. Losing even 10 percent of your weight can significantly improve the problem. Avoid crash diets and losing weight too quickly.
Step 3
Eat more fruit and vegetables. They're full of fiber and phytochemicals. According to Roizen and Oz, fruit and vegetables will help with fatty liver. Because fiber is filling, you'll end up consuming fewer overall calories, leading to healthy weight loss.
Step 4
Eliminate all alcohol, even if that's not what caused the problem in the first place. According to the medical website CI Health, up to 20 percent of people who have fatty liver, but don't drink, will still develop cirrhosis. Avoiding alcohol completely can help reduce your chances. Alcohol is also high in calories and might prevent you from losing weight.
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