You don't have to look at the liver of this person to know that he / she is suffering from NAFLD - just like an ever-increasing minority (soon majority) of US citizens |
In spite of the fact that I am going to get back to the "liver <> diabetes" connection later in the article, I would like to invite you to take a closer look at a previous article on that topic "Liver Enzymes the #1 Marker of Insulin Resistance!? Plus: What Does the Correlation Bettwen HbA1C & ALT, AST and GPT Tell Us About Diabesity?" to catch up!
You can learn more about NAFLD at the SuppVersity
improve inflammatory cytokine levels,CLA always with DHA | learn why - reduce steatosis scores,
- improve homeostasis model assessment scores, and
- lower triglyceride levels
ALA & Vitamin E work - both in conjunction and on their own
In pairs of m=40, the subjects had been randomly allocated to receive either ALA 300 mg, vitamin E 700 IU, or ALA 300 mg plus vitamin E 700 IU, the poor 35 patients who were left were randomized to treatment with placebo.
Figure 1: Changes in selectet parameters of metabolic health over the 6-months study period (Basu. 2014) |
No, I would not be scared of vitamin E! If you have NAFLD, there is no doubt that you can benefit from additional antioxidants. Things may look different, for lean athletes like yourself, who tend to fall for the false promises of "nutrient repartitioners" | learn more.
Bottom Line: They are cheap, they can be bought all over the Internet and at every supplement store round the corner and they are effective. Alpha lipoic acid (regular) and vitamin E will boost your efforts to reverse the damage you've inflicted on your liver over the past couple of years and this will have pronounced effects on your overall metabolic health, your lipid and glucose metabolism, your heart disease and cancer risk ("Liver Cancer Kills US Citizens" | learn more) and - of course - the way you look and feel. Not too bad for 100% sage supplements that are worth less than $20 per months, right? Just make sure you don't overdo it. If 300mg + 700IU work, this does not mean that 1,200mg + 2400IU will work better ;-) - Basu, Patrick P., et al. "Effect of Vitamin E and Alpha Lipoic Acid in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Open-Label, Prospective Clinical Trial (VAIN Trial)." Open Journal of Gastroenterology 4.05 (2014): 199.