The invention relates to an application of substituted
benzamide in preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is characterized in that the
benzamide has a
structural formula as shown in a formula 1, and R1, R2 and R3 in the formula 1 are the same or different and are selected from one of C1-C4
alkyl groups. Substituted
benzamide, especially NGI-1, can significantly improve the
pathological characteristics of the non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease, and in a KIF13B MKO mouse model fed by CDAHFD, can significantly alleviate
liver fatty degeneration, reduce
neutral fat deposition, improve liver
cell structure, and alleviate mild
hepatic fibrosis, indicating that the substituted benzamide has a good effect in the treatment of the non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The invention proposes that substituted benzamide, especially NGI-1, has a potential application value in treatment of NAFLD for the first time, and provides a new strategy and a candidate
drug for early intervention of the non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease.