s in green tea do inside the liver to help improve the disease. Examining the process in mice, they found that certain kinds of these catechins, namely epigallocatechin and epicatechin, could play a role in activating a receptor, PPARα, that can be key to metabolic processes.
Green tea extract is available as a supplement. However, reflecting on this study in an interview with, cautions that, because the study was conducted on mice, we can't take it for granted that the process would be the same in humans. "Animal studies are good for collecting preliminary evidence that can then be tested in human studies, but we cannot suggest that the results of animal studies are what would occur in humans," she says."No one compound, food, beverage, or ingredient is a 'magic bullet' in health and disease. It depends on the total diet over time as well as other lifestyle factors such as exercise, alcohol intake, sleep, stress management, medication, and regular medical checkups.
While no single food is going to make or break it for you, your diet can nonetheless play a significant role in improving or hurting your liver function if you look at your food choices overall. "NAFLD is directly related to the foods you eat. You either are eating pro-inflammatory foods or anti-inflammatory foods,"
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)