Scientific Information on Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Cirrhosis
Summary of Liver Cirrhosis
Scientific Information on Liver Cirrhosis
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Minor
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- See 2 studies |
Fibrotic scores may be slightly improved in persons with fatty liver associated with inflammation (steatohepatitis) although there may not be an effect in persons with NAFLD without evidence of inflammatory damage.
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Minor
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- See study |
Supplementation of zinc in persons with liver cirrhosis appears to be mildly therapeutic, possibly related to reducing hepatic copper concentrations.
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Minor
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- See study |
One retrospective observational study found an improvement.
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