{"id":147026,"date":"2025-05-31T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/147026\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:37:10","slug":"gastroenterologist-shares-7-healthy-snacks-that-protect-your-liver-lime-with-watermelon-to-kimchi-with-sweet-potato-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/147026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastroenterologist shares 7 healthy snacks that protect your liver: Lime with watermelon to kimchi with sweet potato | Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A good liver enhances the quality of your life. Therefore, it becomes important that we include everyday steps into our routine that can boost liver <\/a>health, as it has several important functions in our body, cleaning toxins out of blood, making bile to digest food, and more.<\/p>\n

\"Eating Eating lime with watermelon helps the liver manage oxidative stress and maintain healthy blood flow. (Freepik) <\/p>\n

Also read | Doctor shares why cranberry juice is the next big thing to improve your gut health<\/a><\/p>\n

A simple way to ensure good liver health <\/a>is through nutrition. According to Dr Joseph Salhab, a gastroenterologist, you can have snacks to protect your liver. On April 30, he shared 7 snack options – a combination of foods that are easily available – that can boost the health of your liver.<\/p>\n

Snacks to protect your liver<\/p>\n

According to Dr Salhab, there are a few food combinations that work to boost your liver health<\/a>. He also shared the reasons why these snacking options are beneficial. Let’s find out the gastroenterologist’s recommendations:<\/p>\n

Combine these foods for liver health. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n

1. Lime plus watermelon<\/p>\n

High in citrulline, antioxidants, and vitamin C, lime and watermelon help the liver manage oxidative stress and maintain healthy blood flow.<\/p>\n

2. Sourdough plus avocado<\/p>\n

According to the gastroenterologist, eating sourdough with avocado combines gut-friendly fermentation and healthy fats, improving the way the liver handles sugar and stores fat.<\/p>\n

3. Kimchi plus sweet potato<\/p>\n

A combination of kimchi and sweet potato pairs probiotics and resistant starch to strengthen the gut-liver connection and lower the risk of fat buildup in the liver.<\/p>\n

4. Walnuts plus almonds<\/p>\n

Explaining why you should eat walnuts with almonds, Dr Salhab wrote, \u201cPacked with omega-3 fats and vitamin E, both proven to lower liver fat and protect liver cells from oxidative damage.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. Dark chocolate plus berries<\/p>\n

A powerful source of flavonoids, dark chocolate and berries help the liver resist scarring and maintain healthy blood vessels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

6. Kiwi plus Greek yoghurt<\/p>\n

Eating kiwi with Greek yoghurt boosts vitamin C, potassium, and probiotics, which are all critical for keeping liver metabolism and energy production running strong, per the gastroenterologist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

7. Apples plus cinnamon<\/p>\n

Lastly, he recommended eating apples with cinnamon. He said, \u201cApples are packed with fibre and antioxidants shown to protect against liver fat buildup, while cinnamon provides anti-inflammatory compounds that support liver resilience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A good liver enhances the quality of your life. Therefore, it becomes important that we include everyday steps…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[18486,63199,63198,105,4443,4444,4434,63197,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-147026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-antioxidants","9":"tag-citrulline","10":"tag-gastroenterologist","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-liver","13":"tag-liver-health","14":"tag-nutrition","15":"tag-snacks-that-protect-your-liver","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114602956801476875","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}