Category Archives: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Fructose: More Bad News (Death And Disease Again)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High concentrations of fructose are detrimental because fructose in excess is converted to fatty acids which accumulate in the liver and cause insulin resistance. In nature fructose is found in two main repositories, fruit and honey. The fructose in fruit … Continue reading →

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver: Fructose Again

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Nonalcoholic fatty liver is a condition characterised by lipid deposits in and around hepatic tissue. In this respect it shows similarity to alcoholic fatty liver which is caused by excessive long term alcohol intake. Fructose overconsumption is implicated in the … Continue reading →

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Fatty Liver: Choline Deficiency?

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fatty liver is characterised by an accumulation of lipids in hepatic tissue. This can result from alcohol or fructose abuse, leading to alcoholic fatty liver or non-alcoholic fatty liver, respectively. The aetiology of fatty liver is not completely understood, but … Continue reading →

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Fructose: Blood Lipid Changes

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

While the medical establishment continues to spread its propaganda about the outdated and absurd cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease, the rest of the World has come to its senses and moved on. This paradigm shift is based largely on evidence … Continue reading →

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Fructose and Ethanol: Brothers in Disease

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Research suggests that moderate intakes of ethanol in the form of wine, beer, cider, spirits or other alcoholic drinks are beneficial to the health. Although their polyphenol content has been shown to contribute a certain degree of this protective effect, … Continue reading →

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Fish Oil Fights Inflammation

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a symptom of the metabolic syndrome, which in turn is caused by low quality diets containing high amounts of fructose. High fructose intakes are deleterious to metabolic regulation because they induce insulin resistance in hepatocytes and skeletal muscle. … Continue reading →

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Fatty Liver: Bad News

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

arbohydrates are increasingly being seen as the cause of weight gain and obesity. More specifically, overconsumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates are now considered to be a direct cause of insulin resistance, which subsequently causes development of the metabolic syndrome … Continue reading →

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Soft Drinks Cause Metabolic Syndrome: But What About Fruit Juice?

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that the increasing consumption of soft drinks is a major cause of the obesity epidemic in Western nations. Sugar sweetened soft drink are detrimental to health because they oversupply the liver with fructose, which has been shown in … Continue reading →

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Soft Drinks and Fat Accumulation

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The association between sucrose and obesity has been extensively investigated and compelling evidence suggests that even small intakes of sucrose can significantly increase adipose tissue accumulation. Soft drinks that are sweetened with sugar are particularly harmful to health because they … Continue reading →

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Creatine and Fatty Liver in Rats

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Animal studies have limited relevance to human nutrition, but sometimes a study appears that is of sufficient interest to warrant discussion. One such paper published in the Journal of Nutrition is 20111, involved creatine supplementation to rats with non-alcoholic fatty … Continue reading →

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