Aim To investigate the effect of dihydromyricetin (DHM) on lipid accumulation in liver of obese mice induced by high fat diet and its mechanism. Methods Sixty C57BL/6J mices were randomly divided into six groups (n = 10); (1)ND group; normal diet, (2)ND + L-DHM group; normal diet and treatment with low-dose DHM (125 mg • kg-1 • d - 1 ), (3)ND + H-DHM group; normal diet and treatment with high-dose DHM (250 mg • kg-1 • d - 1 ), (4) HFD group; high-fat diet, and (5)HFD + L-DHM group; high-fat diet and treatment with low-dose DHM, (6) HFD + H-...