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de Novo Lipogenesis and Carbohydrates

Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) is characterised by insulin resistance and can lead to obesity. The cause of the insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome is not completely understood, but fructose is thought to play a part in its development. Fructose is … Continue reading

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