[Nutrition of patients with liver diseases. (lst of 2 parts)].

Diet may be modified and can alter the hepatic function or contributes to maintain it on excellent state. The objective of this paper was to review the recently advances on the clinical aspects of nutrition in chronic liver diseases and the underlying rationale for specific nutritional therapies focusing in the works in Mexico. Original papers in english and spanish informed on Medline until 1994 were included. We also review the national literature about nutrition aspects on liver diseases.