Protein and Reduced Alanine Aminotransferase Level

• The effect of high-protein vs. low-protein diets on CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, and liver enzymes in adult participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2026
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 37
  • Food & function 17(12)
  • • Xue Ma
    • Pejman Rohani
    • Mohammad Hassan Sohouli

  • PubMed: 42300283
  • DOI: 10.1039/d5fo04706d

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Alanine Aminotransferase Level

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  Compared with lower-protein diets, HPDs significantly reduced alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (WMD: -5.27 U L-1; 95% CI: -8.70 to -1.85)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes