Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic disease worldwide (Targher, Day, & Bonora, 2010) with an estimated global prevalence of approximately 25.24% (Younossi et al., 2016). The NAFLD pathogenesis is not fully understood and involves several factors, such as high-fat diet (HFD), oxidative stress, alterations of lipid metabolism, and insulin resistance (Rolo, Teodoro,