Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of a 4-week study with an intervention of chicory seed syrup 10 cc three times daily, along with one placebo capsule, and the control group of placebo syrup 10 cc three times daily with one Livergol capsule (140 mg...
The Association Between Lycopene Consumption and Liver Disease
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that lycopene consumption is associated with a lower risk of liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), also called metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, is one of the leading causes of...
The Association Between Egg Consumption and the Development of Hypertension and Steatotic Liver Disease
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that egg consumption is associated with a decreased risk of hypertension in adults with or without steatotic liver disease. Hypertension affects over 40% of Americans and is a leading risk factor for coronary artery...
Daily Niacin Consumption Inversely Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings from the NHANES 2003-2018 cycles show that subjects consuming 22.2 mg/day or greater of niacin had a significantly lower risk of NAFLD compared to participants with a niacin intake less than 16.4 mg/day. Over the past...
Vitamin E Supplementation Reduces Serum ALT and AST Levels in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 RCTs including 1229 participants with NAFLD shows that vitamin E supplementation consistently reduced serum levels of ALT and AST in both pediatric and adult subjects. ...
Cornelian Cherry Positively Affects Body Composition in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Based on the results of this study, cornelian cherry supported improvement in blood pressure, body fat percentage, and body fat mass in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver. Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) is a rich...
Severe Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Higher Liver-Related Events and Malignancies in Subjects with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Serum levels of ALT (p < 0.001), bilirubin (p < 0.001), IgG (p = 0.008), and INR (p = 0.005) were significantly higher in patients with PSC and a severe vitamin D deficiency when compared to their counterparts. Vitamin D...
Sufficient Vitamin D Levels Reduces Risk for All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this prospective cohort study using data from the 2001-2006 NHANES shows that each 1-unit increase in serum 25(OH)D concentration was related to a 41% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% lower risk of...
Serum Levels of Selenium Inversely Associated with the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Data from the 2017-2018 NHANES datasets of 5641 subjects show that, after fully multivariate adjustments, participants in the highest serum selenium quartile (>2.60 µg/L) had lower LSM values (p< 0.005) compared with...
Oleuropein-Rich Olive Leaf Extract Protects Mouse Liver in Cadmium-Induced Toxicity
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. An oleuropein-rich extract, with its antiapoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, significantly reduced cadmium-induced toxicity in the liver cells of mice. Cadmium (Cd) is a naturally occurring metal...
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