Primary Research · 2012
Silybin combined with phosphatidylcholine and vitamin E in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Loguercio C, Andreone P, Brisc C, et al. · Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2012
Key finding
12-month RCT (n=138) in NAFLD found a silybin-phosphatidylcholine-vitamin E complex reduced insulin resistance and liver enzymes vs placebo, supporting phytosome forms of silymarin for NAFLD.
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Milk Thistle (Silymarin)
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Open on PubMedhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22387213/
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