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How can you love me if you don’t know me?. Today’s Agenda Who am I? Why I’m important My likes and dislikes What makes me sick Keeping me healthy Questions. Your Liver?. Largest internal organ Right upper side of body behind ribs Weighs about 3-5 pounds Has over 500 jobs.
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Today’s Agenda • Who am I? • Why I’m important • My likes and dislikes • What makes me sick • Keeping me healthy • Questions
Your Liver? • Largest internal organ • Right upper side of body behind ribs • Weighs about 3-5 pounds • Has over 500 jobs
Some of my Important Jobs • Make you feel good • Help you digest food • Give you energy • Clean your blood (like a filter) • Help build muscles
Everything you INGEST, INHALE and TOUCH goes through the liver.
How Do I work? Eat. Your liver creates bile. Food is digested in the Intestine. Everything from intestine goes to liver to be used by the body.
Symptoms • When your liver is sick there can be symptoms like: • Fatigue • Nausea • Loss of appetite • Swollen abdomen • Itchy skin • Jaundice
Things I DON’T LIKE • Viruses • Too many fatty foods • Drugs /Medication • Alcohol
Hepatitis A Gets into your body through your mouth How to Prevent Hepatitis A • Wash your hands • Be careful not to eat • unwashed food • Be careful not to drink unclean water • Get vaccinated
Hepatitis B & C Gets inside your body through breaks in the skin (the virus lives in your blood) • Used Needles • Fighting • Tattoos • Body Piercings
Ways to Stop Hepatitis B & C • Don’t use needles that you’re not supposed to • If you find a needle don’t touch it • Don’t share razors or toothbrushes • Be careful with tattoos and body piercings • Get vaccinated
What is a Vaccine? Vaccine is like a winter coat – Ready to protect you!!!!!
Fatty Liver Disease1985 This was a while ago but look at all the white states – these are full of healthy people.
1990 After just 5 years people are starting to get lazy and not eat a proper diet – could by be getting fatty liver disease?
1995 WOW – 10 years. Does this look like a healthy country? I bet lots of people are starting to get a fatty liver.
2003 ID WV AL MS My goodness. There are no healthy states left. Many people are over weight and are hurting their liver with to many fatty foods.
Things I LIKE Exercise
Stay Active You need 90 minutes of daily activity so you can have a healthy life
Healthy food Healthy Body Weight
Eat Right You need to follow your food guide and get enough of all the right foods.
Look at the serving size Choose products that contain less fat (especially saturated and trans fat) Less sodium (salt) Less sugar How many calories do you need? 1250 calories per day
MAKE GOOD CHOICES YOU NEED YOUR LIVER TO BE HEALTHY FOR LIFE!!!
Few Last Words 1. Eat a healthy, balanced diet to avoid Fatty Liver Disease and to keep your liver happy. 2. Exercise to keep body healthy and in shape to keep your liver happy. 3. Get vaccinated for hepatitis B. 4. Take Medicine only prescribed by a doctor (or your parents). 5. Always think about staying safe.
Now you know me PLEASE love me!!!