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We examined the impact of tangeretin on MAFLD and its underlying mechanism. Rats were given HFD plus 15% fructose solution for four months to produce metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome rats were administered 100 mg\/kg of metformin or 25 mg\/kg of tangeretin for the last four weeks. HFD-induced increased body weight, liver weight, adipose tissue weight, fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, total triglyceride, total cholesterol, and free fatty acids and reduced adiponectin and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in metabolic syndrome, which were alleviated by tangeretin (p &lt; 0.05). Tangeretin stabilized alanine transaminase activity, liver catalase, and inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in HFD rats compared to untreated HFD rats (p &lt; 0.05). Tangeretin reduced hepatic steatosis induced by HFD. Downregulation of hepatic insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and protein kinase B (Akt) protein expression in metabolic syndrome rats was recovered by tangeretin (p &lt; 0.05). Metformin, an antihyperglycemic drug, produced comparable effects to tangeretin. In conclusion, tangeretin attenuates metabolic disorders and fatty liver induced by HFD in rats. 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