Consumption of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup does not increase liver fat or ectopic fat deposition in muscles

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 681-688

  Bravo, Stephen ^a,b   Lowndes, Joshua ^c   Sinnett, Stephanie ^c   Yu, Zhiping ^c   Rippe, James ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Sand Lake Hospital   (United States)

^c Rippe Lifestyle Institute   (United States)

^d Rippe Lifestyle Institute   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fructose; High fructose corn syrup; Liver fat; Muscle fat; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CORN SYRUP; FRUCTOSE; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; LIVER; MAIZE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FRUCTOSE; HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP; HUMANS; LIVER; OBESITY; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878747905     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2012-0322     Document Type: Article

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