The Impact Of Protein On Your Liver
The human liver is quick to recover from most forms of abuse that we throw at it. If a part of our liver needs to be removed due to a tumor, it can, over time, grow back to its original size. Even if two-thirds of it are removed, it can regenerate and come back to the same size it was prior to the surgery. There are no other organs in the body that can regenerate and do so at the rate the liver does. Consumption of excess protein such as whey protein is rumored to cause damage to the liver, however, drinking additional water can help ease that burden. If, for some reason your liver has endured damage, here is a solution that has been talked about in medical journals in the recent past.
To help the liver grow back to normal, we need another form of protein. Not the standard protein we eat but a stem cell factor (SCF) protein that is laden with sugar that can speed the regeneration of the liver. There has been much research done to show that SCF is present in the liver. There have been tests done on mice to show that after removing 70% of the liver, the SCF levels dropped dramatically in the remaining part. However, the SCF levels have gone up in the bloodstream. This proves that the SCF still in the bloodstream helped to speed up the regrowth of the remaining liver mass.
While this treatment may be experimental and not generally available, it gives those of you who have had some previous trouble with your liver a potential treatment in the future to speed up the healing and restore your liver.
