gut bacterial balance plays role in progression of liver disease. Dysbiosis worsens cirrhosis, liver failure...where as a health gut bacterial balance seems to slow progression
This study concludes that evidence is small and inadequate despite consistent reductions of elevated liver enzymes. The review of the data here includes both IV and oral therapy. These modalities are not comparable. IV vitamin C has been shown to reduce elevated liver enzymes where oral does not.
BCAA supplementation in those individuals with liver cirrhosis improves hyperammonemia, nutritional status, hepatic encephalopathy, liver regeneration, and hepatic cachexia.
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease the result of Metabolic syndrome. New epidemic associated with obesity.
Scary statistics about the children of America.
The fastest growing liver disease today is NAFLD, which is a direct result of the rising obesity epidemic. This is a good review of the current understanding on the pathophysiology of NAFLD.