UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease. The research, based in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building at MU, has identified the western diet-induced microbial and...
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Western diets rich in fructose and fat cause diabetes via glycerate-mediated loss of pancreatic islet cells
by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Scientists find a new link between fructose and diabetes aggravated by dietary fat. Credit: Cell Metabolism Those who are habitually inclined to consume burgers, fries and soda may think twice about their dietary choices following scientists’ latest findings about high-fat, high-fructose diets. As reported in their recent publication in Cell Metabolism, a...