TWIW 17: Fructose, trans fats and your liver

This Week In Wellness high fructose corn syrup combined with trans fats has been shown to induce nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (advanced inflammatory fatty liver disease) in rodents.  The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising rapidly and much of the blame has been laid on fat. However the impact of high fructose corn syrup and also the type of fats being consumed may have been overlooked in this picture according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition.  http://healthimpactnews.com/2017/study-vegetable-oil-contribute-to-fatty-liver-disease-saturated-fats-do-not/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28676973 The post TWIW 17: Fructose, trans fats and your liver appeared first on The Wellness Couch.