Fructose and NAFLD: metabolic implications and models of induction in rats Frutose e NAFLD: implicações metabólicas e modelos de indução em ratos

PURPOSE: The increase in fructose consumption is paralleled by a higher incidence of obesity worldwide. This monosaccharide is linked to metabolic syndrome, being associated with hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. It is metabolized principally in the liver,...

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Main Authors: Gabriela S. F. Castro, João F. R. Cardoso, Helio Vannucchi, Sérgio Zucoloto, Alceu Afonso Jordão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502011000800009