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endocrine organ secreting a range of hormones. Leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, and
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E Bugianesi, AJ McCullough, G Marchesini… - Hepatology, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com Insulin resistance (IR) is the pathophysiological hallmark of nonalcoholic fatty
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glucose metabolism. Because fructose, unlike glucose, does not stimulate insulin
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positively associated with increased age, female gender, and plasma high-density
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HE Bays - Obesity research, 2004 - toniyancey.com Abstract BAYS, HAROLD E. Current and investigational antiobesity agents and
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PJ Havel - Nutrition reviews, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Fructose intake and the prevalence of obesity have both increased over the past
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