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We investigated the relationship between changes in branched-chain amino acids levels in the serum and improvement in liver fat content caused by exercise intervention in individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The exploratory study included 208 central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease individuals from an exercise intervention randomized clinical trial for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The participants were randomly assigned to control, moderate, and vigorous-moderate exercise groups for 12\u00a0months. Changes in total branched-chain amino acids, leucine, isoleucine, and valine levels from baseline to 6\u00a0months were calculated. Liver fat content was determined by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Reductions in circulating levels of total branched-chain amino acids, leucine, and valine levels from baseline to 6\u00a0months were significantly associated with the improvement of liver fat content at 6\u00a0months and 12\u00a0months (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.01 for all) after adjustments for age, sex, total energy intake, protein intake, intervention groups, HOMA-IR, BMI, liver fat content, total branched-chain amino acids, leucine, and valine at baseline, respectively. These associations were still significant after further adjustments for changes in HOMA-IR and BMI from baseline to 6\u00a0months (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05 for all). 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