Vitamin B12 plays a critical role in maintaining adequate immune function
56,57 Evidence from preclinical and clinical studies indicate bacteria in the gut produce neurotransmitters, hormones, and other inflammation-modulating compounds that influence brain function and contribute to stress reactivity and the risk of psychiatric and cognitive disorders
"While fat deposition in the liver is reversible in its early stages, its progression to NASH causes liver dysfunction, cirrhosis and increases the risk for liver cancer," said Dr Madhulika Tripathi, first author of the study, who is a senior research fellow with the Laboratory of Hormonal Regulation at Duke-NUS' Cardiovascular & Metabolic Programme
A customized nutrient solution (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, electrolytes, etc.) is administered through the IV
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