Open AccessNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease and beneficial effects of dietary supplements
Author(s) -
Ludovico Abenavoli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v7.i12.1723
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , insulin resistance , mediterranean diet , overweight , disease , antioxidant , gastroenterology , physiology , obesity , biochemistry , chemistry
I read with great interest the review published by Eslamparast et al, on the dietary supplements with hepato-protective properties, and their proposed mechanisms to protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In this way, recently, our study group reported the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet associated to an antioxidant complex, to improve in overweight patients not only anthropometric parameters, but also insulin-resistance, lipid serum levels, and intra-hepatic fat accumulation.