Liver Factoids:
*Largest internal Organ (size of Deflated football)
*Weighs 3 pounds
*Superpower: Removes as much as 755 of the liver and it can grow back to it's normal size within a few weeks.
*Blood tests can detect damaged to the liver cells. If your food choices are balanced and healthier diet full of veggies, whole grains & lean protein maybe the fix the liver needs.
*The liver is the body's central refinery: Everything digested travels through the small intestine. The liver takes the ingredients and packages them into forms of fuel the body can use. For example it turns carbs into glycogen, which is fuel for the muscles.
*The liver also acts like a sieve to clean out irritants ingested. The waste is sent to the large intestine.
"It doesn't love extra cheesecake or candy"
*The liver acts as a nutrient storage tank, storing away anything your body doesn't need at the
moment so the body can access the reserves later.
*If you eat more fat and sugar then you can use, your liver packs up the extra and stores its triglycerides (fats your body taps for energy between meals).
*Eat way too much and the storage systems chokes up.
*The excess fats continue to collect, causing liver cells to swell and eventually die.
*Unhealthy liver can cause big problems:
*Liver cancer
*Cirrhosis
*Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
*If you put a liver with too much fat and sugar next to a liver from a heavy drinker, they look nearly identical.
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