Eating too much fructose over a long time can mess up how your liver responds to insulin, and that comes before your whole body becomes resistant to insulin—making your heart more at risk for disease.
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Eating too much fructose over a long time can mess up how your liver responds to insulin, and that comes before your whole body becomes resistant to insulin—making your heart more at risk for disease.
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Chronic excess fructose consumption is associated with the development of hepatic insulin resistance, which precedes whole-body insulin resistance and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Study: John Yudkin’s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease
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