Nutritional supplements for liver disease

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Would you like to know what the renowned experts are saying about nutritional supplements for liver disease patients? 

Milk Thistle (Silymarin) is a member of daisy family. It has been shown to have beneficial impact in experimental models of chronic liver disease. Evidence suggests that it protects against mushroom poisoning, acetaminophen toxicity and iron overload. It is widely used in Europe. National Institute of Health is conducting trials to examine its efficacy.

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Zinc deficiency is seen in chronic liver disease as evident by decreased zinc levels in serum, WBC as well as pancreatic juice in these patients. Zinc therapy improves the abnormal liver enzymes in experimental models of alcoholic liver disease. A dose of 220 mg/d of zinc sulfate has been suggested in such patients.

SAMe is a popular nutritional supplement used for chronic liver disease as well as depression. It has been shown to have beneficial effect on the harmful cytokines associated with liver diseases. A dose of 400 mg four times a day has been suggested.

Vitamin E has recently been gaining a lot of attention. Vitamin E levels in plasma as well as liver are decreased in patients with chronic liver disease. Vitamin E is known to have antioxidant effects and it improves abnormal liver enzymes seen in liver diseases. It is superior to placebo for treatment of fatty liver disease. However, high doses of this vitamin have been shown to be harmful.

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Betaine has been studied in NASH. There is good preliminary data suggesting its beneficial effect in chronic liver disease.

Carnitine is useful in chronic liver disease especially fatty liver (non-alcoholic faty liver disease or NAFLD or NASH)

Lecithin (polyenylphosphatidylcholine) while effective in preventing alcoholic disease in baboons, has been found to be ineffective in a VA cooperative study (Lieber et al. 2003).

TJ-9 is a combination of several herbs and evidence suggests its beneficial effects in viral liver disease.

Green tea has beneficial impact on the harmful cytokines in mice. 

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