Glutamine and Fatty Liver Disease

Could Glutamine Protect Against Progression of Fatty Liver Disease?

A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition supports oral supplementation with L-Glutamine to prevent the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).  NASH is the second state of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is distinguished by changes due to inflammation that can progress the disease to fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Mice were fed…