Saturated fat is more metabolically harmful for the human liver than unsaturated fat or simple sugars

<h4>Objective</h4> <p>Weight gain predisposes to increased intrahepatic triglycerides (IHTG) and insulin resistance (IR), but these do not occur in all obese subjects. Adipose tissue lipolysis and hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) are the main pathways contributing to IHTG, while...

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Main Authors: Luukkonen, P, Sädevirta, S, Zhou, Y, Kayser, B, Ali, A, Ahonen, L, Lallukka, S, Pelloux, V, Gaggini, M, Jian, C, Hakkarainen, A, Lundbom, N, Gylling, H, Salonen, A, Orešič, M, Hyötyläinen, T, Orho-Melander, M, Rissanen, A, Gastaldelli, A, Clément, K, Hodson, L, Yki-Järvinen, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2018