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ArticleFood science & nutrition2024

Impact of silymarin-supplemented cookies on liver enzyme and inflammatory markers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients.

Hafiza Madiha Jaffar, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Tabussam Tufail, Asif Hanif, Tabarak Malik

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Article in Food science & nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. [Construction norms for the tiered diagnosis and treatment and standardized management center of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hafiza Madiha JaffarFaculty of Allied Health Sciences University Institute of Diet & Nutritional Sciences, University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.
Huma Bader Ul AinFaculty of Allied Health Sciences University Institute of Diet & Nutritional Sciences, University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.
Tabussam TufailFaculty of Allied Health Sciences University Institute of Diet & Nutritional Sciences, University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-5261
Asif HanifAllied Health Sciences The University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.
Tabarak MalikDepartment of Biomedical Sciences Jimma University Jimma Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8332-7927

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing public health concern characterized by fat accumulation and severe disorders like nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which are influenced by obesity, inflammatory processes, and metabolic pathways. This research investigates the potential of silymarin-supplemented cookies in managing NAFLD by evaluating their impact on liver enzyme activity, inflammatory markers, and lipid profiles. A clinical trial in Lahore, Pakistan, involved 64 NAFLD patients. Participants were divided into placebo and three treatment groups, with the latter receiving silymarin-supplemented cookies for 3 months. The study assessed liver enzyme levels and inflammatory markers, at baseline and after the intervention, utilizing statistical analyses to evaluate differences. The lipid profile and renal function test (RFT) were also measured at baseline and after 3 months in each group for safety assessment. After 3 months, the treatment groups indicated more significant decreases in liver enzymes compared to the placebo group (

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cookiesinflammatory markerslipid profilesliver enzymesNAFLDsilymarin

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PMID39479680
PMCPMC11521666

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