General practitioner, gastroenterologist, hepatologist, preventive medicine doctor at the SM-Clinic in St. Petersburg, Sergei Lopatin, spoke about the consequences of taking large amounts of dietary supplements.
“Abuse harms the entire body; the liver is at particular risk. This is the main filter of the human body, which is responsible for cleansing the body of harmful toxic compounds,” the expert said in an interview with Gazeta.Ru.
According to the specialist, the active components of dietary supplements destroy liver cells, which leads to the loss of the organ’s ability to perform its functions normally.
The most common complications are impaired bile outflow, cholestasis, and inflammatory liver damage caused by medication.
“Today, doctors identify a separate subtype of this disease – dietary supplement-induced hepatitis, which is associated precisely with the use of a large number of supplements,” added the hepatologist.
Previously, nutritionist Margarita Koroleva, in a conversation with NSN, said that breakfast is one of the most important meals. According to her, a person who does not have breakfast on time will have a lower metabolic rate.
