(a) Representative images of steatosis (50× magnification, scale bar represents 200 µm valid for all three images), ballooning (100× magnification, scale bar representing 100 µm valid for all three images) with black arrows indicating damaged cells, and inflammation (200× magnification, scale bar representing 50 µm valid for all three images) with black arrows indicating inflammatory foci in livers from mice fed high fat diet (HFD), control diet (CD) or standard diet (SD); (b) Assessments of scores for steatosis, ballooning and inflammation as well as calculation of NAS for the groups (HFD: n = 29; CD: n = 15, SD: n = 15). Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. Significance of differences between the groups was tested by one-way ANOVA on Ranks (Kruskal–Wallis); **** p < 0.0001, ** p < 0.01.