Review Article

Dietary Anthocyanins as Nutritional Therapy for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 4

Studies evaluating the effect of anthocyanins on hepatic steatosis and steatohepatitis in patients.

PaperAnthocyaninFoodSubjectsMetabolic effectsMechanism

64Acylated anthocyaninsPurple sweet potato beverage 8 wksHealthy humans with borderline hepatitis GGT (AST, ALT)
oxidative stress
oxidative stress

GGT: g-glutamyl transferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.