«Targets to lessen
the effects of alcoholic liver disease identified.»
Not exact matches
To determine the
effect of gastric acid suppression on the progression
of chronic
liver disease, Schnabl's team looked at mouse models that mimic
alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD and NASH in humans.
Dr. Ramirez was most recently a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a position that included improving public awareness
of the chronic
effects of excessive alcohol consumption and finding ways to prevent
alcoholic liver disease.
Other negative
effects of fructose include increased risk to type - 2 diabetes,
alcoholic fatty
liver disease, leptin resistance and sugar addiction among others.
The results
of this study concluded that beet greens have potent hepatoprotective
effect against ethanol - induced hepatic toxicity and it may have a great potential role in the management
of alcoholic liver disease.