The Role of Dietary Sugars and De novo Lipogenesis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The Role of Dietary Sugars and De novo Lipogenesis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Dietary sugar consumption, in particular sugar-sweetened beverages and the monosaccharide fructose, has been linked to the incidence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Intervention studies in both animals and humans have shown large doses of fructose to be particularly lipoge...

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Main Authors: J. Bernadette Moore, Pippa J. Gunn, Barbara A. Fielding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
sugar
fructose
glucose
de novo lipogenesis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/12/5679

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