Open Access<p>Therapeutic Effects of Garlic on Hepatic Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Davood Soleimani,
Zamzam Paknahad,
Mohammad Hossein Rouhani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s254555
Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , placebo , gastroenterology , fatty liver , adverse effect , allium sativum , randomized controlled trial , weight change , weight loss , disease , obesity , pathology , biology , alternative medicine , horticulture
Emerging evidence suggests that garlic ( Allium sativum L.) and its bioactive components can mitigate hepatic steatosis by the modulation of hepatic lipid metabolism. We aimed to assess the efficacy of the garlic administration on hepatic steatosis in patients with NAFLD.