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. 2014 Dec 7;5(1):21. doi: 10.1186/1878-5085-5-21

Table 2.

Dietary supplements in NAFLD treatment

Dietary supplements Effects
PUFAs/MUFAs • Increase of fatty acid oxidation
• Decrease of endogenous lipid production and insulin resistance
Polyphenols (oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, caffeic acid, resveratrol) • Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects
Soy proteins • Modulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism
• Reduction of oxidative stress
Taurine • Increase of antioxidant defense
Coffee • Protection against fibrosis
• Anti-inflammatory effects
Choline • Influences liver function
Vitamin D • Suppression of fibroblast proliferation and collagen production
• Effect on fat accumulation into the hepatocytes

List of the dietary supplements, in which the effects were evaluated in the treatment/therapy of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.