Liver Enzymes
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Human Effect Matrix
The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect liver enzymes
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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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Outcome |
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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Notable
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Very High See all 5 studies |
The decrease in liver enzymes associated with cholestasis is quite strong, and TUDCA is a reference drug for these effects
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Notable
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Low See all 9 studies |
There appears to be a notable decrease in both ALT and γ-GPT in persons with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) which may exceed 50% when vitamin E is supplemented above 300mg for half a year; there does not appear to be any influence whatsoever in healthy controls.
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Minor
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Moderate See all 14 studies |
No significant influence on liver enzymes associated with curcumin supplementation in most people, however, a small reduction is more likely in people with elevated liver enzymes.
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