IIT Mandi researchers decode how excess sugar intake causes fatty liver disease
3 years, 6 months ago

IIT Mandi researchers decode how excess sugar intake causes fatty liver disease

Hindustan Times  

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi has unravelled the molecular mechanism by which excess sugar consumption causes fatty liver disease. According to the team, the research will prompt the public to reduce sugar intake to stop Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in its early stages. The consumption of excess sugar and carbohydrates causes the liver to convert them into fat through a process called hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis or DNL, which leads to fat accumulation in the liver," said Prosenjit Mondal, associate professor, School of Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi. "From the preventive angle, the IIT Mandi team's research has conclusively shown that excessive sugar intake leads to a fatty liver.

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