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Even when people eat the same number of calories, drinking fructose or sucrose drinks still makes the liver make more fat — so it’s not just because they’re eating too much.
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Fructose- and sucrose- but not glucose-sweetened beverages promote hepatic de novo lipogenesis: A randomized controlled trial.
Randomized Controlled Trial
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2021 JulPeople who drank sugary drinks with fructose or sucrose made more fat in their liver than those who drank glucose or nothing — even though everyone ate the same number of calories. So, it’s the type of sugar, not how many calories, that causes this effect.
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