A new review finds growing evidence that probiotics may be useful tools against liver disease. However, certain exceptions do exist. Researchers found promise for liver cirrhosis (scaring of the liver due to long term damage) with probiotic supplementation only when the liver although severely scarred had enough healthy cells to perform all it functions adequately. …
Researchers have found a link in the progression of Liver Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and two important B Vitamins. Over 80 patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatisis (NASH), a progressive form of Non Fatty Liver Disease, participated in this study. The average age of the study participants was 41 years old. The study included…
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…