The influence and therapeutic effect of dietary pattern on liver diseases in the United State

Abstract

Liver disease includes many types of diseases like cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver, and liver disease is one of the main causes of death in the United State. In addition to genetic factors, diet can influence the gut microbiota which makes fermentation of non-digestible food possible and then influence the development of specific types of liver diseases like alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic liver disease, dysbiosis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, the dietary pattern can also directly determine the development of liver diseases, while the consumption of a high amount of fatty, alcohol, and sugar do harm to liver diseases. Although the dietary habit may cause exacerbation of liver diseases, it can also prevent people suffer from liver diseases or even with a therapeutic effect. This paper summarized the specific effect of diet on gut microbiota which can influence liver diseases and the influence of typical diet on liver diseases, and the paper also concluded diet therapy for liver diseases.