Highlights
- Healthy people with increased sugar intake can be at a greater risk of developing heart diseases
- Increased sugar intake may lead to changes in fat metabolism in the liver which is associated with higher cardiovascular risks
- Children and teenagers may reach these high level of sugar intake by over-consuming frizzy drinks and sweets
- There is an alarmingly high prevalence of fatal liver diseases in adults and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in children and teens
Increased sugar intake in healthy individual showed changes in their fat metabolism that are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems A ground-breaking study from the University of Surrey found that a subject group of otherwise healthy men had increased levels of cholestrol in their blood and fat stored in their liver after they had consumed a high sugar diet.
Protein-Rich Diet can Reduce Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease is a common condition that affects most of the people. A high-protein diet can reduce liver fat and prevent complications, claims new study.
Fatty liver disease is a common condition that affects most of the people. A high-protein diet can reduce liver fat and prevent complications, claims new study.
‘On increased sugar diet, healthy men showed signs of increased liver fat metabolism similar to those of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) patients, this metabolism can be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems’
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The study, which has been published in Clinical Science, looked at two groups of men with either high or low levels of liver fat and fed them a high or low sugar diet to find out if the amount of liver fat influences the impact of sugar on their cardiovascular health.The low sugar diet contained no more than 140 calories a day worth of sugar - an amount close to the recommended intake - while the high sugar diet contained 650 calories worth.
After 12 weeks on the high sugar diet, the men with a high level of liver fat - a condition known as the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - showed changes in their fat metabolism that are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease may Increase Heart Disease
A patient suffering from fatty liver disease is prone to an increased risk of heart disease as well as the mortality rates associated with it, a new study has found.
A patient suffering from fatty liver disease is prone to an increased risk of heart disease as well as the mortality rates associated with it, a new study has found.
Fat metabolism is the biochemical process by which fats are transported and broken down in the blood, and used by the cells of the body.
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Fatty Liver Disease: A Growing Health Problem in India - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver dysfunction worldwide and is a rapidly growing health problem in India.
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver dysfunction worldwide and is a rapidly growing health problem in India.
Professor of Nutritional Metabolism, Bruce Griffin, said: "Our findings provide new evidence that consuming high amounts of sugar can alter your fat metabolism in ways that could increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Obese Children Should be Screened for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
A screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been recommended for all obese children aged 9-11 years.
A screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been recommended for all obese children aged 9-11 years.
This raises concern for the future health of the younger population, especially in view of the alarmingly high prevalence of NAFLD in children and teenagers, and exponential rise of fatal liver disease in adults."
Reference
- Umpleby M , Shojaee-Moradie F, Fielding BA, Li X, Marino A, Alsini N, Isherwood CM, Jackson N, Ahmad A, Stolinski M, Lovegrove J, Johnsen S , Mendis A , Wright J , Wilinska M, Hovorka R, Bell J, Thomas E, Frost G, Griffin BA,Impact of liver fat on the differential partitioning of hepatic triacylglycerol into VLDL subclasses on high and low sugar diets.Clinical ScienceDOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9040349
Source-Eurekalert
