| Revista: | Annals of hepatology |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000411845 |
| ISSN: | 1665-2681 |
| Autors: | Abenavoli, Ludovico1 Peta, Valentina1 Milic, Natasa2 |
| Institucions: | 1Universita Magna Graecia, Dipartimento di Scienza della Vita, Catanzaro, Calabria. Italia 2University of Novi Sad, Department of Pharmacy, Novi Sad. Serbia |
| Any: | 2015 |
| Període: | Ene-Feb |
| Volum: | 14 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginació: | 121-126 |
| País: | México |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a relevant issue in public health owing to its epidemiological burden. It represents the most common chronic liver disease in the general population and is expected to increase in future as a result of an ageing population. The only currently recommended treatment for NAFLD is lifestyle modification. However, literature reports pre-clinical and clinical studies on the use of antioxidant supplementation in NAFLD. A new antioxidant complex, called Bilirel (BIL) (Pharmaluce, Republic of San Marino), have recently introduced in the Italian market. However no data are reported on his effects on liver steatosis. Here we report on a cases series of seven overweight patients with NAFLD, in which the association of an Italian Mediterranean diet, increased physical activity, and daily administration of two pills of BIL for 6 weeks, have induced the rapid improvement of fatty liver accumulation, glucose and lipid metabolism, and weight reduction |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Gastroenterología, Metabolismo y nutrición, Hígado graso no alcohólico, Resistencia a la insulina, Antioxidantes, Dieta mediterránea |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Gastroenterology, Metabolism and nutrition, Non alcoholic fatty liver, Insulin resistance, Antioxidants, Mediterranean diet |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
