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Fructose overconsumption causes dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid deposition in healthy subjects with and without a family history of type 2 diabetes.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jun 2009
Lê Kim-Anne, Ith Michael, Kreis Roland, Faeh David, Bortolotti Murielle, Tran Christel, Boesch Chris, Tappy Luc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both nutritional and genetic factors are involved in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the effects of fructose, a potent stimulator of hepatic de novo lipogenesis, on intrahepatocellular lipids (IHCLs) and insulin sensitivity in healthy offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes (OffT2D)--a subgroup of individuals prone to...
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