Effect of soy consumption on liver enzymes, lipid profile, anthropometry indices, and oxidative stress in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Nutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Interdepartmental Hepatology Center MASVE, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

Abstract

The present systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of soy intake on liver enzymes, lipid profile, anthropometry indices, and oxidative stress in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A systematic search was undertaken in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library covering up to 10 January 2020. A fixed-effect or random-effects models were applied to pool mean difference (MD) and its 95 % confidence intervals (CI). Four clinical trials comprising 234 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Compared to the controls, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels (MD=-7.53, 95% CI=[-11.98, -3.08], P=0.001, I2=0.0 %), body weight (MD=-0.77, 95 % CI=[-1.38, -0.16], P=0.01, I2=36.9%), and the concentration of serum Malondialdehyde (MDA) (MD=-0.75, 95% CI=[-1.29, -0.21], P=0.007, I2=63.6%) were significantly changed following soy intake. Lipid profile was not significantly affected by soy intake. Moreover, no evidence of a significant publication bias was found. The present study suggests lowering effects for soy intake on ALT levels, body weight, and MDA in nonalcoholic liver patients. Therefore, further large-scale and well-designed clinical trials are needed to find conclusive findings.

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Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 10
October 2020
Pages 1245-1250

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