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ReviewNutrients2025

Nutraceutical Strategies for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A Path to Liver Health.

Emmanouil Vrentzos, George Pavlidis, Emmanouil Korakas, Aikaterini Kountouri, Loukia Pliouta, George D Dimitriadis, Vaia Lambadiari

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Protective Effects ofFood science & nutrition · 2026
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  12. Nano-Enhanced Diets: Advancing Metabolic Dysfunction-Related Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) - A Review.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Emmanouil Vrentzos4th Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0002-2157-0814
George Pavlidis4th Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3220-3446
Emmanouil Korakas2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit and Diabetes Center, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7813-5488
Aikaterini Kountouri2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit and Diabetes Center, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5829-7327
Loukia Pliouta2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit and Diabetes Center, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0007-8693-4443
George D Dimitriadis2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit and Diabetes Center, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0315-9936
Vaia Lambadiari2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit and Diabetes Center, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease) is a growing global concern. Nutraceuticals offer an appealing approach by targeting key mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, inflammation, lipid metabolism, and insulin resistance. This narrative review examines the role of various nutraceuticals in MASLD treatment, including silymarin, vitamin E, omega-3, curcumin, berberine, and coenzyme Q10. Some of them show promising biochemical and metabolic changes, while others produce conflicting results due to relevant studies' design and endpoints. To bridge the gap between research and reality, we summarize the data, create an interpretation heatmap, and develop a practical supplement guide. Regardless of their potential, nutraceuticals should be viewed as add-ons to lifestyle interventions rather than standalone treatments. Future research should focus on well-designed, long-term studies to prove efficacy, dosing, and combination strategies for personalized MASLD management.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsFatty LiverLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseBerberineCurcuminFatty Acids, Omega-3HumansLipid MetabolismOxidative StressSilymarinUbiquinoneVitamin EBerberinecoenzyme Q10CurcuminFatty Acids, Omega-3SilymarinUbiquinoneVitamin Einsulin resistanceMASHMASLDmetabolic dysfunctionNAFLDnutraceuticalsoxidative stress

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PMID40431398
PMCPMC12113997

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