The Claim
Hepatic expression of PAI-1 mRNA is positively associated with dietary intake of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and total carbohydrates in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
What the research says
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In adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, higher consumption of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and total carbohydrates is linked to higher levels of PAI-1 mRNA in the liver.
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Hepatic expression of PAI-1 mRNA is positively associated with dietary intake of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and total carbohydrates in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, suggesting a potential link between sugar consumption and liver gene expression.
Eating too much sugar, especially fructose and glucose, damages the gut lining, allowing bacteria from the intestine to leak into the liver. The liver detects these bacteria and turns on a warning system that switches on a gene called PAI-1, which makes the liver scar and store more fat.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with fatty liver disease, the more sugar they eat—especially fructose and sucrose—the more their liver turns on a gene called PAI-1, which is linked to inflammation. The study found this connection clearly in patients.
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