Revisão sistemática: hepatotoxicidade associada ao uso de suplementos alimentares

Abstract

Theoretical Background: Obesity / overweight has increased in Brazil and around the world in the last two decades. Associated with excessive weight gain came the search for its reduction, including the use of nutritional supplements can be sold without a prescription. However, many of these supplements, even those called naturals have toxic effects on the liver. Objective: To summarize the current scientific evidence about the hepatotoxic effects of food supplements have been consumed more frequently in the last years.Methodology: The literature systematic review. Databases used: PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs and CAPES . Boolean operators " or " " and " linking dietary supplements, hepatotoxicity and other key words. The scientific impact journals were selected in the above databases. Data were filtered from of a flowchart, and was subsequently made a qualitative analysis.Results: 724 studies through the filters were selected in the electronic databases of PubMed, SciELO, CAPES and Lilacs, from these, after reading the abstracts, it was included 144, as were references to the topic after availability check, resulted 20 studies. 2 were excluded from studies because they are repeated with 18 articles for analyzing.Discussion/Conclusion: The analysis and reading of articles became clear that there is an association between dietary supplements / herbs and liver damage at different levels. Many herbs are contaminated and the public has the perception of harm your health.