Drug-induced liver injuries rise in the U.S. as supplements grow in popularity: What to know

Experts Warn Against This Everyday Habit That's Causing Surge in Liver Injuries in the US

Most of us somewhat have an idea about what could cause liver damage. There's one common practice that we think we are doing for our well-being, but it could leave a serious impact on the organ.

In many cases, people resort to radical diets, drastic fasting, or purchasing dietary supplements with unclear ingredients, which often have no clinical support.

Drug-induced liver injuries rise in the U.S. as supplements grow in popularity: What to know

From 1995 through 2020, supplement-related liver failure requiring U.S. patients to be waitlisted for transplants increased eightfold, according to a study.

Liver Injuries On the Rise as Supplement Popularity Grows - Gazette Review

Robert Grafton, a former radiology technologist, began feeling unwell in mid-March, experiencing nausea and a loss of appetite. At first, he assumed he was simply coming down with something. But then a troubling new symptom appeared: dark-colored urine. His wife, a nurse, instantly recognized it as a possible sign of liver failure. While the 54-year-old had always been in good health, he couldn’t shake the gut feeling that his condition might be…

Liver King's supplement line outed for featuring products that might not even be 'meant for human consumption'

Brian Johnson, better known as “Liver King,” finds himself embroiled in another scandal involving his supplement empire. Following his previous exposure for ster*id use while claiming to be natural, internal communications reveal that his company’s protein supplements – which have generated nearly $800 million in sales – contain ingredients that should “not even be recommended for human consumption.” According to leaked documents and corresponde…

Rates of liver injuries rise in the U.S. as supplements grow in popularity

(NBC News) – Most people who take dietary or herbal supplements do so on their own, not under a doctor’s advice. From 1995 through 2020, supplement-related liver failure requiring U.S. patients to be waitlisted for transplants increased eightfold, according to a 2022 study in the journal Liver Transplantation. In addition, a 2017 review in the journal Hepatology found that 20% of liver toxicity cases nationwide are tied to herbal and dietary sup…