Risk of Liver Injury Associated with Green Tea Extract in SLIMQUICK(®) Weight Loss Products: Results from the DILIN Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) have been increasingly recognized as a cause for acute liver injury (Navarro et al. Hepatology 60(4):1399-1408, 2014; Bailey et al. J Nutr 141:261-266, 2011). HDS products frequently contain numerous ingredients, and are marketed under various product names. A perusal of marketed weight loss products indicates that green tea extract (GTE) is a common ingredient in many. We aimed to describe the course and outcome of six patients who developed liver injury attributed to SLIMQUICK(®) weight loss products.

Methods

Patients with suspected drug-induced liver injury were enrolled in a prospective study of the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN) and causality was assessed by a panel of hepatologists. During the period under st

SUBMITTER: Zheng EX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961850 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature