(Natural News) High levels of fructose in food can inhibit the liver’s ability to burn fat, according to a recent study published in Cell Metabolism. This effect is specific to fructose, a simple sugar found naturally in fruits and honey. Equally high levels of glucose, another type of simple sugar, had the opposite effect in that they […]

(Natural News) Fatty liver – also referred to as hepatic steatosis – is a condition that affects about 25 percent of the world’s population. It is caused by the buildup of too much fat in the liver, which stems from either excessive alcohol consumption or having a diet rich in fats. Other factors that lead to fatty […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from Gifu University in Japan investigated the effects of myo-inositol supplementation on fatty liver induced by fructose intake instead of sucrose. The results of their study were published in the journal of Nutrition Research. Excessive fructose ingestion drastically increases the accumulation of fat in the liver. According to previous […]

(Natural News) A recent study reported that people who consume large amounts of fructose are more likely to develop all kinds of diseases because the sweetener affects numerous genes in the brain. Fructose causes gene alterations that are linked to serious diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. However, the researchers from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) who conducted […]