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. 2009 May;119(5):1089-92.
doi: 10.1172/jci39332.

Dietary sugars: a fat difference

Susanna M Hofmann  1 , Matthias H Tschöp
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Dietary sugars: a fat difference

Susanna M Hofmann et al. J Clin Invest. 2009 May.

Abstract

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies. The metabolic syndrome, characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, confers substantial risk of coronary heart disease. Current pathogenetic models suggest that postprandial hyperlipidemia is one specific metabolic abnormality that is typically associated with increased morbidity. In this issue of the JCI, Stanhope and colleagues demonstrate that consumption of fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages for 10 weeks increases de novo lipid synthesis, promotes dyslipidemia, impairs insulin sensitivity, and increases visceral adiposity in overweight or obese adults (see the related article beginning on page 1322).

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