Non-alcoholic liver disease can be treated with phytochemicals

Researchers at the University of Georgia have revealed that plant chemicals have a beneficial impact on a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The plant chemicals used by the researchers were -resveratrol, found in grapes; genistein, found in soybeans; and quercetin, found in apple peels and onions and were administered to mice models to mimic the effect on women going through menopause who struggle with significant weight gain.

The results of the study showed administering phytochemicals resulted in fat deposits being decreased avoiding the characteristics of fatty live disease. The study was published in the obesity journal.

“Women going through menopause have …read more