History
The first human clinical studies using alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in the United States were carried out by Fredrick C. Bartter, Burton M. Berkson, and associates from the National Institutes of Health in the 1970’s. They administered intravenous ALA to 79 people with acute and severe liver damage at various medical centers across the United States and 75 recovered full liver function. Drs. Bartter and Berkson were appointed by the FDA as principal investigators for this therapeutic agent as an investigational drug and Dr. Berkson went on to use it successfully for the treatment of chronic liver disease (viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, etc). [1]
Other Ingredient Information
Products containing Lipoic Acid
The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Lipoic Acid".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.
Source(s) Derived From |
Plant Sources |
Natural or Artificial? |
Natural |
References |
- Lipoic Acid - Wikipedia
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Aliases (Also Known As)
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Alpha Lipoic Acid
K R Alpha Lipoic Acid
Thioctic Acid
Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) 
- Natural
- Natural & Possibly Unsafe
- Artificial
- Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
- Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
- Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe
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Revision History
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Date/Time |
| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
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