<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Ohio</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4.23.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Eating leafy greens and nuts could reduce the symptoms of liver disease, according to new research reported by the DailyMail.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Scientists believe that eating foods which are high in vitamin E could reduce the symptoms of liver disease which has been brought on by obesity. Associate professor Dr Danny Manor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio, said: "The implications of our findings could have a direct impact on the lives of millions of people who are at potential risk for developing obesity-related liver disease in their lifetimes."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/hl_leafygreensnuts_apr_2013_body00.jpg" alt="Cropped Images April 22nd 2013" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Manor and his team studied a group of mice that were in the advanced stage of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The condition is a common complication of obesity characterized by fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver, most common in people who are obese, have type 2 diabetes, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">It is the most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and is a major cause of tissue scarring, known as cirrhosis, which leads to liver failure and may progress to liver cancer.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Vitamin E had been shown by recent studies to alleviate some symptoms of NASH in human patients, suggesting that there is a link between vitamin E levels and liver disease.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">To test this hypothesis, the team studied mice which were deprived of vitamin E and observed increased fat deposition and other signs of liver injury in the mice.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">They say this confirms the relationship between vitamin E deficiency and liver disease. The exact effects of vitamin E on health have previously been difficult to ascertain, although its antioxidative properties were suggested to offer some protection from a variety of well-known conditions including heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dr Manor concluded, "These findings may have a significant impact on public health as the vast majority of adults do not consume the amount of vitamin E recommended by the National Institute of Medicine."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2313043/Eating-nuts-spinach-reduce-symptoms-fatty-liver-disease-caused-obesity.html " target="_new">Leafy Green Report</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
