Six popular 'health' supplements that could damage your liver beyond repair READ MORE: Doctor warns against using ANY health supplement By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:28 BST, 8 August 2024 | Updated: 18:36 BST, 8 August 2024 e-mail View comments Six supplements claiming to boost immune health and energy could lead to irreversible liver damage, a study suggests. Researchers in Michigan analyzed data from nearly 10,000 US adults surveyed over a three-year period.
Participants were asked how often they used six popular but unproven supplements, including turmeric, green tea extract, and ashwagandha. The team found that the supplements, used by one in 20 Americans , were most popular with older, white women trying to treat conditions like arthritis, low energy, and hot flashes. As many as one in 20 Americans take these supplements, the researchers found.
Users were mainly older white women They warned that these common supplements could contain ingredients leading to permanent liver injuries and organ failure, though they did not specify how many contain them or which specific ingredients these include. The mechanism is also unclear. Dr Alisa Likhitsup, lead study author and gastroenterologist at the University of Michigan Health, said: 'Herbal and dietary supplements (HDSs) include a multitude of products consumed by millions of people every day to improve their general health and to treat minor ailments.
' 'Chemical analyses of HDS products associ.