Table 2.
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.