The Claim

In male mice with liver-specific androgen receptor knockout, a high-fructose diet induces compensatory increases in insulin-stimulated AKT phosphorylation in white adipose tissue due to fructose-induced impairment of glucokinase and glycogen synthase.

Source: SAT051 The Effect Of High Fat Diet On Insulin Signaling In White Adipose Tissue Of Liver Androgen Receptor Knockout In Male Mice

What the research says

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In plain English

In male mice lacking androgen receptors in the liver, a high-fructose diet increases insulin-stimulated AKT phosphorylation in white fat tissue as a result of reduced glucokinase and glycogen synthase activity.

See the scientific wording

In male mice with liver-specific androgen receptor knockout, a high-fructose diet may induce compensatory increases in insulin-stimulated AKT phosphorylation in white adipose tissue, potentially as a response to underlying metabolic disruption from fructose-induced impairment of glucokinase and glycogen synthase.

Why this might work

When the liver cannot process fructose properly due to impaired enzymes, it sends signals that cause fat tissue to become more sensitive to insulin, so more sugar gets pulled out of the blood and stored as fat to prevent high blood sugar.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: SAT051 The Effect Of High Fat Diet On Insulin Signaling In White Adipose Tissue Of Liver Androgen Receptor Knockout In Male Mice

    In male mice without a key liver receptor, eating a lot of fructose made their fat tissue respond more strongly to insulin — as if their bodies were trying to make up for sugar metabolism problems caused by the diet.

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