SREBF1 and Hepatic steatosis: Ecklonia, a genus of kelp and brown alga which has abundance of phlorotannins, especially of the eckol-type, has hepatoprotective activity by increasing PPARα and carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1 (CPT-1) along with decreasing SREBP-1 and triglyceride (TG) to prevent fatty acid oxidation and reducing lipogenesis in ethanol-induced fatty liver [57].