Is this how fructose worsens the effect of high fat diets?

A new mouse study reveals that adding fructose to high fat diets disrupts fat burning in the liver through effects on fat oxidation genes and mitochondria.

Pale stool: Causes and treatments

The occasional pale stool in adults is often not a cause for concern. However, long-lasting pale stool or stool that is white can indicate a serious issue with the liver, pancreas, or gallbladder. Learn more.

High blood pressure control with ‘exercise in a pill’

Increased body levels of a compound that the liver makes could control high blood pressure without having to exercise or eat less salt, study suggests.

Keto diet: Scientists find link to diabetes risk

A mouse study finds that the liver becomes insulin resistant in the early stages of a ketogenic diet. Insulin resistance raises risk of type 2 diabetes.

How are liver function and cholesterol production linked?

The liver has many roles, one being to make cholesterol while another is to remove excess amounts.

What are the symptoms of low vitamin E?

Vitamin E is essential, and it is stored in the liver before being released into the bloodstream.

How fruit juice affects the gut

Contrary to widespread belief, a new study finds that fructose, a sugar present in fruit and fruit juice, is primarily processed in the gut, not the liver.

Fish oil may not be as healthful as you think, study finds

A new study finds that lifelong intake of fish or sunflower oil may damage the liver in a way that increases the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

What to eat if you have hepatitis C

Hepatitis C can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. Damage to the liver may mean that a person needs to modify their diet.

Coffee makes for a happy liver, says board of experts

We all love coffee, and according to the latest report, your liver loves coffee, too.

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