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NASH Patients: Add These Foods to Your Diet Sep 19, 2023 | By Mayo Clinic Transplant Dietitian (@mayoclinictransplantdietitian)Comment receiving replies
@gsgirl72007, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I understand your concern and I feel your fear. I am a liver and kidney transplant recipient, so my own experience is all that I have to share. However, I want to be able to support you and to locate some useful information for you.
I looked up some information on the National Institute of Health (NIH) and I learned that Pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) represents the most common cause of chronic liver disease in childhood. I also read that obesity and features of the metabolic syndrome have been closely linked to NAFLD development.
Since you mentioned that liver disease runs in the family, have the doctors said anything about why this is occurring to other members? Is there a possible connection? Has it ever been discussed?
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At this point they know it runs in my family but not much of a discussion about it. They asked if they were obese. Which one is and the other not. My son is overweight but not drastically. We currently have him on a low carb diet but have not seen a lot of weight loss. Of course we cut out all sugary drinks.