Table 4.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease features of liver sections from high and low responders on the HCHF diet for 24 wk
| Item | Definition | High Responders | Low Responders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steatosis grade | <5% | 0 | 5 |
| 5–33% | 0 | 0 | |
| >33–66% | 0 | 0 | |
| >66% | 5 | 0 | |
| Liver cell injury | |||
| Ballooned cells | None | 0 | 5 |
| Few | 5 | 0 | |
| Many | 0 | 0 | |
| Acidophil bodies | None to rare | 4 | 5 |
| Many | 1 | 0 | |
| Inflammation | |||
| Lobular | No foci | 0 | 5 |
| <2 foci/200× field | 1 | 0 | |
| 2-4 foci/200× field | 2 | 0 | |
| >4 foci/200× field | 2 | 0 | |
| Portal | None to minimal | 5 | 5 |
| Greater than minimal | 0 | 0 | |
| Fibrosis stage | None | 0 | 5 |
| Perisinusoidal or periportal | 5 | 0 | |
| Perisinusoidal and portal/periportal | 0 | 0 | |
| Bridging fibrosis | 0 | 0 | |
| Cirrhosis | 0 | 0 |
N = 5 opossums in each group.