Herbal and dietary supplements tied to liver damage

Herbal and dietary supplements tied to liver damage

(Reuters Health) - - One in five cases of chemical-induced liver damage come from herbal and dietary supplements, a research review concludes.

A decade ago, less than one in 10 cases could be linked to supplements, researchers report in the journal Hepatology.

Up to half of U.S. adults consume supplements that contain ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, teas and proteins to improve diet, as well as illegal anabolic steroids, which are synthetic versions of testosterone used to boost athletic performance, the study found.
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March 2017
Herbal/dietary supplements linked to liver injury requiring transplant

Publish date: March 1, 2017

Herbal or dietary supplements are the fourth most common cause of drug-induced acute hepatic necrosis requiring liver transplantation in the United States, according to a study of liver transplant registry data.

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