Herbals and Dietary Supplements Increase Risk of Liver Injury

Herbals and dietary supplements increase the risk of liver injury up to 20 percent over a ten-year period, according to researchers. A study in the journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, published in Hepatology, reports when compared to conventional medication and bodybuilding supplements, non-bodybuilding supplements, most often used by middle-aged women, increases liver injuries, more often resulting in death or the need for transplantation.

Herbals and Dietary Supplements

Nearly half of all adult Americans use herbals and dietary supplements. Advanced educated, non-Hispanic women over 40 years of age use supplements most often, according to medical data.

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