The Claim
In humans with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, increased hepatic oxygen consumption during fasting is strongly correlated with gluconeogenesis and TCA cycle activity, and elevated hepatic energy expenditure contributes to hyperglycemia by providing ATP for glucose synthesis.
What the research says
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In people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the liver uses more oxygen while fasting, and this increased energy use is linked to higher glucose production, which raises blood sugar levels.
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In humans with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, increased hepatic oxygen consumption during fasting is strongly correlated with gluconeogenesis and TCA cycle activity, suggesting that elevated energy expenditure in the liver contributes to hyperglycemia by providing ATP for glucose synthesis.
In fatty liver, the liver can't make ketones properly, so it burns fat differently and pushes more fuel into the energy-making cycle. This uses more oxygen and creates extra energy, which the liver uses to make more sugar, raising blood sugar levels.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Impaired ketogenesis and increased acetyl-CoA oxidation promote hyperglycemia in human fatty liver.
In people with fatty liver, their liver uses more oxygen and burns fat differently during fasting, which makes it produce more sugar — this extra energy use is directly tied to why their blood sugar goes up.
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