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Clinical Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sugar Does Not Affect Liver Fat in Latino Youth, Regardless of PNPLA3 Genotype: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The Journal of nutrition - 6 Jul 2022
Schmidt Kelsey A, Jones Roshonda B, Rios Claudia, Corona Yesica, Berger Paige K, Plows Jasmine F, Alderete Tanya L, Fogel Jennifer, Hampson Hailey, Hartiala Jaana A, Cai Zhiheng, Allayee Hooman, Nayak Krishna S, Sinatra Frank R, Harlan Gregory, Pickering Trevor A, Salvy Sarah-Jeanne, Mack Wendy Jean, Kohli Rohit, Goran Michael I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Latinos is partially attributed to a prevalent C>G polymorphism in the patatin-like phospholipase 3 (PNPLA3) gene. Cross-sectional analyses in Latino children showed the association between dietary sugar and liver fat was exacerbated by GG genotype. Pediatric feeding studies show extreme sugar restriction improves liver fat, but no prior trial has...
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