New research on mice adds detail to the potential harms of combining sugar sweetened drinks with a high fat diet. Building on previous findings, that fructose promotes body fat, the latest study shows that fructose sweetened drinks can also disrupt the liver’s ability to burn fat. New research suggests that high levels of fructose in […]
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Researchers found that strains of the gut bacterium Klebsiella pneumonia can raise a person’s blood alcohol level in the absence of alcohol consumption. They link this to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice and humans. What links carbohydrates and liver damage? Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition in which excess fat accumulates […]
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Hepatitis A is a viral disease that used to be fairly uncommon in the United States. This year, however, cases of hepatitis A infection have escalated to a worrying degree. This month, Florida has declared hepatitis A a health emergency. The state of Florida has now declared the hepatitis A outbreak a ‘public health emergency.’ […]
A new clinical trial tests the benefits of an oral drug for people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and yields very promising results. Scientists may now have a medication for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In the United States, 30–40% of all adults are living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In Europe, 20–30% of the […]
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People with type 2 diabetes should receive regular monitoring of liver function, as they could be at risk of developing life-threatening cirrhosis and liver cancer. Type 2 diabetes may be an independent risk factor for some severe liver conditions. This was one of the conclusions of a very large study of 82 million adults living […]