Endocrine Abstracts

Observational studies conducted during the past two decades provide evidence of an association of dietary fructose consumption with obesity and metabolic diseases as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or insulin resistance / type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, these associations are challenged by the fact that it is difficult to adjust the results of such studies for excessive caloric intake, which often co-exists with high fructose intake, e.g., by consumption of sugar-sweetene...