(Disambiguate by looking for elevated markers of liver damage, such as GOT, GPT, and LDH.) Liver damage can lead to an increase in AFP levels. Consumption of the following, especially at high doses, can lead to liver toxicity: Some dietary supplements, herbal remedies and vitamins can cause liver toxicity, leading to a rise in AFP levels.
Many vegetables are on the high oxalate list. Leafy green vegetables such as collards, dandelion greens, mustard greens and beet greens contain oxalate. Additional vegetables to avoid on the low oxalate diet include potatoes, sweet potatoes, green olives, yellow squash, green peppers, okra and beets. Beans, including baked beans, green beans, refried beans, lentils and kidney beans, have high oxalate levels in a single serving.
Oxalates are organic molecules found in many fruits and vegetables. In your kidneys, oxalates can bind with calcium to form an insoluble salt that can be the beginning of a kidney stone. Many foods contain oxalates, but Coe has found that for men, the high-oxalate foods most likely to cause trouble are chocolate, nuts and black pepper.