Abstract

~ Recommendation for "Liver Activity" ~ For all modern people Nowadays, it is said that one in three Japanese people have fatty liver, and "liver activity" that cares for the liver is the key to health. This book is especially recommended for those who have been diagnosed with fatty liver or obesity during a health check, and those who have rebound weight even after dieting. Author and liver surgeon Satoshi Ogata says, "Liver activity is an activity that you take the initiative to take care of your liver in order to improve liver function." This book focuses on the most important diet among the "7 habits to care for your liver" that was also featured in the best-selling book "Diet and Health: The Liver is Everything." The book introduces the liver activity recipes, which are the key to taking care of your liver, and also introduces tips for putting liver activity into practice. The recipes were created and cooked by Naoko Makino, a popular chef and registered dietitian who is active on TV, in books, and magazines. This book introduces, in full color, three set meals that make it easy to practice liver activity - 1) The Ultimate Set Meal, 2) One Soup and One Dish Set Meal, and 3) One Bowl Set Meal - as well as strategies for mastering staple foods and a collection of tips for continuing to practice liver activity.

Author’s Information

Satoshi Ogata is head of the Surgery Department (Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery) at Saku City National Health Insurance Asama General Hospital. He is also the doctor in charge of the hospital's "Smart Outpatient Clinic (Fatty Liver Specialist Clinic)". He is a Doctor of Medicine. He graduated from Kobe University School of Medicine in 1995, and completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Medicine in 2003. After performing many liver transplant surgeries at hospitals in Paris and Seoul, he has served as the Chief of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery Department of the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center since 2009. After working at the Digestive Disease Center of Tokyo Women's Medical University, he moved to Nagano Prefecture in 2016. He is a specialist at the Japan Surgical Society, a specialist and instructor at the Japan Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, and a specialist at the Japan Society of Hepatology. His books include "The Liver is Everything" (published by our company) and "How to Lose Fat from the Liver: How to Enjoy Alcohol and Sweets for a Lifetime, Drinking and Eating" (KADOKAWA). X: @ogatas052/Makino Naoko is a registered dietitian, cooking researcher and diet coordinator. She is the representative of Studio Kuu. Her recipes are popular for being healthy, simple and delicious. She appears in media such as television and magazines, as well as cooking classes, product development for food manufacturers, and nutritional guidance at health centers and pediatric clinics. She is a member of the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity and a member and council member of the Japan Society for Food Education, and a lecturer in lifelong learning at Japan Women's University of Nutrition. Her many books include "Body Cleansing Soup Designed by a Registered Dietitian" (KADOKAWA), "Easily Get 20g Per Meal! Protein-Rich Side Dishes" (Ikeda Shoten), and "Easy, Delicious, Healthy Recipes for Over 70" (Seibidoshuppan).