05-10-2017 16:30 via genengnews.com

Fructose Is Harder Than Glucose on Liver, If Diet Is Rich in Fat

Different sugars can have different metabolic effects, regardless of whether the sugars are consumed in calorically equal amounts. For example, fructose can be more harmful than glucose, raising the risk of obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver disease. Although such divergent fructose/glucose outcomes were not observed in mice that were fed an ordinary diet, metabolic outcomes in mice fed a high-fat diet were worse if the diet was supplemented with fructose, rather than glucose.This find
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