Prune Juice and Hep B

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I recently was searching prune juice and its benefits.. More on constipation and fiber level…
I come across that it is even better for people with Hepatitis since it protects liver and reduces ALT!!

@ThomasTu @john.tavis @availlant
any thoughts?

See link below…

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Hi @Nass,

This study is looking at healthy volunteers, in whom liver function tests are in the normal range. It likely cannot be extrapolated to people with liver disease.

There is also a strange result where only the low dose of prunes (but not high dose) led to any reduction. This reduction was only slight (less than 9 on the ALTs) and the control group already had higher levels of ALTs than the treatment groups at baseline.

Honestly, I wouldn’t put too much stock in this study.

Thomas

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I’ve not heard of this, but eating healthy is always a good idea!

John.

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