Open AccessTherapeutic benefits of green tea extract on various parameters in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients
Author(s) -
Mazhar Hussain,
_ Habib-ur-Rehman,
Lubna Akhtar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.334.12571
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , gastroenterology , placebo , green tea extract , population , lipid profile , overweight , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , obesity , disease , cholesterol , green tea , endocrinology , pathology , food science , chemistry , alternative medicine , environmental health
NAFLD affecting up to 30% of the population globally. Drug treatment options are limited with disappointing results. The dietary supplementation in the form of green tea is another option. Our objective was toinvestigate the effect of Green tea extract (GTE) supplementation on various parameters innon-alcoholicfatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients.