28 April 2010
A daily supplement of vitamin E may improve liver health of people with non-alcoholic liver disease, says a new study.
In the randomized controlled trial, 247 adults with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and without diabetes were randomly assigned to receive daily vitamin E (800 IU) or an insulin sensitizing drug (30 mg pioglitazone) or placebo for 96 weeks (1). According to the results 43 percent of the participants receiving vitamin E showed significant improvement of the liver, compared with only 19 percent of those receiving a placebo. The difference in the rate of improvement with the drug as compared with placebo was not significant.
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) affects about 4 percent of all American adults and is characterized by excessive fat that causes inflammation and damage in the liver. The disease is linked to weight gain and obesity, and can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and death.
1 March 2013
A new review shows that regular vitamin C supplementation seems to have a consistent effect in reducing the duration and severity of common cold symptoms. A significant reduction in incidences of the common cold has been shown for people with heavy, short-term physical stress.
15 June 2012
Vitamins are essential for good health through every stage of the human lifecycle. The body needs vitamins to grow, to function, to stay healthy, and to prevent the onset of disease.
13 February 2012
New US research suggests that consuming sufficient amounts of vitamin D may protect against incident strokes and cognitive impairment.
