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Milk thistle
Mary’s thistle (Silybum marianum), also known as milk thistle, is a plant in the Asteraceae family, often found in warm climate. For centuries, milk thistle seeds have been used for medical purposes, due to the content of silymarin, with a hepatoprotective effect.
The plant is rich in beneficial substances, such as beta-carotene and silybin, but also contains many nutrients: fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, selenium, and zinc.
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is the most common chronic liver disease in children living in developed countries.
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Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management Stavra A. Xanthakos, Rohit Kohli- Clinical Liver Disease, Vol. 1, No. 4, August 2012, AASLD
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The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body and the only visceral organ that has the ability to regenerate completely, to its previous size and capacity, without losing its functions during the growth process.
The liver is responsible for over 500 essential functions, the main ones being in the body’s metabolic processes.
