Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The current epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and obesity is positively correlated with a rise in consumption of high-fructose syrups and refined carbohydrates. Recent reports have showed that feeding rodent a high-fructose diet leads to insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and dyslipidaemia. Nevertheless, its mitochondrial effects has not been fully studied yet.Aim: We decided to explore the alterations in mitochondrial bioene...