Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver

Well-illustrated throughout and with in-depth analyses, Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver provides a holistic understanding of the causative elements that precipitate liver disease and the nutritional factors and regimens that reverse deteriorating hepatic function. This up-to-date resource also incorporates emerging fields of science and significant discoveries. With contributions from leading experts of international repute in their respective fields, the book first emphasizes the important role nutrition plays not only in the prevention of liver disease but also in the reversal of liver dysfunction. The second section covers various aspects of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as well as the consequent steatohepatitis that encompasses the whole spectrum of triglyceride accumulation, inflammation, fibrosis, and end-stage cirrhosis of the liver. The book then focuses on the mounting evidence in support of alcohol abuse, hepatitis viruses, and immune diseases as key predisposing factors in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas. The final section evaluates the importance of nutrition in the treatment of liver diseases in infants versus adults, including recovery after liver transplantation.

OVERVIEWS, GENERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, AND NONSPECIFIC CONDITIONS Liver Metabolism: Biochemical and Molecular Regulations Daniel Gyamfi and Vinood Patel Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Enteral Delivery of Nutrients Mary Courtney Moore and Alan D. Cherrington Assessment of Nutritional Status and Diagnosis of Malnutrition in Patients with Liver Disease Bernard Campillo Managing Liver Dysfunction in Parenteral Nutrition Simon M. Gabe and David A.J. Lloyd STEATOSIS AND METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE Lipid Metabolism and Control in NAFLD Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya and Keith D. Lindor Using Parenteral Fish Oil in NASH Jonathan A. Meisel, Hau D. Le, Vincent E. De Meijer, Kathleen M. Gura, and Mark Puder Iron Overload in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Implications for Nutrition Richard Kirsch and Ralph E. Kirsch Nutritional and Clinical Strategies on Prevention and Treatment of NAFLD and Metabolic Syndrome Ana R. Dâmaso, Aline de Piano, Lian Tock, and Rajaventhan Srirajaskanthan Emerging Nutritional Treatments for NAFLD Mariangela Allocca and Carlo Selmi Dietary Fatty Acids and the Pathogenesis of Liver Disease in Alcoholism Amin A. Nanji Long-Term Management of ALD Zhanxiang Zhou, Zhenyuan Song, Danielle Pigneri, Marion McClain, Charles L. Mendenhall, Luis S. Marsano, and Craig J. McClain Nutritional Therapy for Inherited Metabolic Liver Disease Robin H. Lachmann and Helen Mundy CIRRHOSIS, CANCER, VIRAL, AND IMMUNE DISEASES Biomarkers of Malnutrition in Liver Cirrhosis Kazuyuki Suzuki and Yasuhiro Takikawa Malnutrition in Liver Cirrhosis: Effects of Nutritional Therapy Kristina Norman and Matthias Pirlich General Dietary Management of Liver Cancer Mazen Issa and Kia Saeian Vitamins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Akihiro Tamori and Susumu Shiomi Supplementation with High Doses of Vitamins E and C in Chronic Hepatitis C Yasunori Kawaguchi and Toshihiko Mizuta Diet Therapy in Virus-Related Liver Disease Francesco Manguso and Luciano D’Agostino THE YOUNG AND AGING LIVER, END-STAGE, AND TRANSPLANTATION Nutritional Care for Infants with Cholestatic Liver Diseases Alastair Baker Nutritional Considerations in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Binita M. Kamath, Amanda Muir, and Elizabeth B. Rand Use of an Antioxidant Cocktail for Insulin Resistance Associated with Age and a High Sugar Diet: A Hepatic Mechanism W. Wayne Lautt and Zhi Ming Nutrition in End-Stage Liver Disease Jens Kondrup Nutrition in Adult Liver Transplantation Teodoro Grau and Juan Carlos Montejo Index

Victor R. Preedy is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at King’s College. Raj Lakshman is the deputy associate chief of staff for R&D and the chief of lipid research at the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is also a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and in the Department of Medicine at George Washington University. Rajaventhan Srirajaskanthan is a specialist registrar in gastroenterology and hepatology at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. Ronald Ross Watson is a professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.