Currently there is no treatment for NASH and no known drug that prevents progression to cirrhosis. I strongly suspect that massive lifestyle change would help......
A study investigated the effect of placebo, 800IU of vitamin E and Pioglitazone on NASH. Pioglitazone is a diabetes medication and is the 10th most commonly used drug in the USA.
Unsurprisingly the vitamin E turned out to be much better than that placebo or the drug. Among the markers they measured it was determined that vitamin E reduced the amount of fatty liver, ie turned parts of the liver that was fatty back to healthy liver. It also reduced inflammation of the liver. Furthermore more the drug group gained more weight than the vitamin E group. This can't be good. So if you have a sick liver, change your lifestyle and take 800IU of vitamin E.
Reference: Sanyal et al (2010) Pioglitazone, Vitamin E, or Placebo for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis New England Journal of Medicine Volume 362:1675-1685 May 6, 2010 Number 18
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