In this randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial with parallel design, 100 patients suffering from NAFLD and type 2 diabetes will be selected among patients referring to Gastroenterology and endocrinology Clinic of Shariati Hospital in Tehran.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following interventions or control group based on the blocked randomization method.In this study neither the patient nor the clinical and laboratory investigators will be aware of the treatment assignment.
1) Group I: will receive caffeine (200 mg) 1 capsule/d plus chlorogenic acid (200 mg) 1 capsule/d for 6 months.
2) Group II: will receive caffeine (200 mg) 1 capsule/d plus placebo (200 mg) 1 capsule/d for 6 months.
3) Group III: will receive placebo (200 mg) 1 capsule/d plus chlorogenic acid (200 mg) 1 capsule/d for 6 months.
4) Group IV: will receive placebo (200 mg) 1 capsule/d plus placebo (200 mg) 1 capsule/d for 6 months.
So supplementation will be daily and will supervise for 6 months.
After a 10- to 12-h fasting, blood samples will be taken at baseline and at 6th month of the intervention. Fatty liver will be diagnosed by documented laboratory data and FibroScan. The initial clinical visit will be 2 weeks after the introduction of treatment in arms. The follow-up interval will be every 4 weeks. Measurements will be taken on the day treatment begins (day 0) and 6 months after the treatment begins (day 180), including laboratory examinations (liver function tests (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT]), lipid profile, blood glucose, inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers, and insulin resistance) and body composition, blood pressure, hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, anthropometric measurement, and self-administered questionnaires to evaluate subjective symptoms, lifestyle factors, menopausal status and postmenopausal, and medication use). Compliance with treatment will be assessed at each visit (monthly) by interview. To assess potential changes in daily food consumption and physical activity during the 6-month intervention, participants will keep a completely food intake record for a 72-h period at home and a record of their physical activity at baseline and at 6th month of the intervention. All participants will be advised a balanced diet for the duration of trial.