Article
Industrial, not fruit fructose intake is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2013
Petta Salvatore, Marchesini Giulio, Caracausi Linda, Macaluso Fabio Salvatore, Cammà Calogero, Ciminnisi Stefania, Cabibi Daniela, Porcasi Rossana, Craxì Antonio, Di Marco Vito
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Unhealthy food intake, specifically fructose, has been associated with metabolic alterations and with the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In a cohort of patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (G1 CHC), we tested the association of fructose intake with the severity of liver histology. METHODS: Anthropometric and metabolic factors, including...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Fructose
- Fruit
- Genotype
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Industry
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Male