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SUBMITTER: Ouyang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2423467 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ouyang Xiaosen X Cirillo Pietro P Sautin Yuri Y McCall Shannon S Bruchette James L JL Diehl Anna Mae AM Johnson Richard J RJ Abdelmalek Manal F MF
Journal of hepatology 20080310 6
<h4>Background/aims</h4>While the rise in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) parallels the increase in obesity and diabetes, a significant increase in dietary fructose consumption in industrialized countries has also occurred. The increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup, primarily in the form of soft drinks, is linked with complications of the insulin resistance syndrome. Furthermore, the hepatic metabolism of fructose favors de novo lipogenesis and ATP depletion. We hypothesize ...[more]