Effect of Daily Caper Fruit Pickle Consumption on Disease Regression in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: a Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial

Narjes Khavasi ¹, Mohammad hosein Somi ², Ebrahim Khadem ³, Elnaz Faramarzi ², Mohammad Hossein Ayati ³, Seyyed Muhammad Bagher Fazljou ¹, Mohammadali Torbati ⁴ *

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