Healthy guys with a family history of type 2 diabetes tend to have more fat in their liver, higher levels of blood fats, and their bodies don’t respond as well to insulin — even if they’re not sick yet. This suggests their bodies are already wired differently because of their genes.

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Fructose overconsumption causes dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid deposition in healthy subjects with and without a family history of type 2 diabetes.

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2009 Jun

The study found that healthy men with a family history of type 2 diabetes already have higher liver fat, blood fats, and lower insulin sensitivity than those without such history—exactly what the claim says.

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Fructose overconsumption causes dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid deposition in healthy subjects with and without a family history of type 2 diabetes.

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DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27336

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