1. Effects of fructose and glucose overfeeding on hepatic insulin sensitivity and intrahepatic lipids in healthy humans
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V, Lecoultre, L, Egli, G, Carrel, F, Theytaz, R, Kreis, P, Schneiter, A, Boss, K, Zwygart, K-A, Lê, M, Bortolotti, C, Boesch, and L, Tappy
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,Fatty Acids ,Fasting ,Fructose ,Lipid Metabolism ,Body Mass Index ,Diet ,Young Adult ,Glucose ,Liver ,Humans ,Insulin Resistance ,Energy Intake - Abstract
Objective: To assess how intrahepatic fat and insulin resistance relate to daily fructose and energy intake during short term overfeeding in healthy subjects. Design and methods: The analysis of the data collected in several studies in which fasting hepatic glucose production (HGP) hepatic insulin sensitivity index (HISI) and intrahepatocellular lipids (IHCL) had been measured after both 6 7 days on a weight maintenance diet (control C; n = 55) and 6 7 days of overfeeding with 1.5 (F1.5 n = 7) 3 (F3 n = 17) or 4 g fructose/kg/day (F4 n = 10) with 3 g glucose/kg/day (G3 n = 11) or with 30 excess energy as saturated fat (fat30 n = 10). Results: F3 F4 G3 and fat30 all significantly increased IHCL respectively by 113 ± 86 102 ± 115 59 ± 92 and 90 ± 74 as compared to C (all P < 0.05). F4 and G3 increased HGP by 16 ± 10 and 8 ± 11 (both P < 0.05) and F3 and F4 significantly decreased HISI by 20 ± 22 and 19 ± 14 (both P < 0.01). In contrast there was no significant effect of fat30 on HGP or HISI. Conclusions: Short term overfeeding with fructose or glucose decreases hepatic insulin sensitivity and increases hepatic fat content. This indicates short term regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism by simple carbohydrates. Copyright © 2013 The Obesity Society.
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- 2013
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