Increased Dietary Fructose Linked to Elevated Uric Acid Levels and Lower Liver Energy

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Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who consume higher amounts of fructose display reduced levels of liver adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- a compound involved in the energy transfer between cells. The findings, published in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, indicate that elevated uric acid levels (hyperuricemia) are associated with more severe hepatic ATP depletion in response to fructose intake.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913104121.htm
 
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