Vitamin E Repairs Liver Injury Alcohol is not the only danger
our livers face day to day: insulin resistance, a common
condition in which blood sugar isn’t used properly in the body,
can trigger a condition known as nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease. First evidenced by fat deposits forming in liver cells,
severe cases cause inflammation and scarring, called
steatohepatitis, which can eventually progress to cirrhosis and
liver failure. Taking steps to improve insulin sensitivity and
the way the body uses carbohydrates can help reverse the
damaging effects of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and now a new
study has found that vitamin E supplements may reduce fatty
deposits and inflammation in people with this disease as well.
Rescuing the liver The study, published in the New England
Journal of Medicine, included 247 people with nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis. They were randomly assigned to receive 800 IU
of vitamin E per day, 30 mg of a medication used to increase
insulin sensitivity (pioglitazone) per day, or place