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Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity (bigthink.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Renneder@sh.itjust.works to c/becomeme@sh.itjust.works

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[–] simplylemons9001@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-high-fructose-intake-may-trigger-fatty-liver-disease

I think it's been known that fructose negatively impacts the liver, there must be some weird fructose metabolism pathway involved in a host of diseases.

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[–] modeler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fructose is metabolised in the liver like alcohol, and the consequence is the same - fatty liver disease.

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