Published October 20, 2014

How to protect your liver when you ingest too much fructose

On Friday, I raised a very important question about fructose and liver disease. Fructose is highly prevalent these days, as it's in just about every bottled drink, many foods, including fruits, veggies, and many processed foods. But does it cause liver disease? A new study raises the stakes in this controversy.

 

 

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Published October 17, 2014

Does high fructose corn syrup (and other fructose) cause liver disease? The answer might surprise you...

You hear it all the time. Eating high levels of fructose causes liver disease. It causes a specific form of liver disease called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD for short. Just last year New York City came out with a law putting restrictions on the amount of fructose that could be sold in soft drinks for just this reason. But is it true? Does fructose really cause NAFLD?

 

 

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Published October 15, 2014

Why excess fat won't kill you unless
you're missing this....

How many times have you heard that being fat was bad for your health? But is it?

I have been saying for years that the amount of fat on your body makes very little difference in your health unless it is simultaneously accompanied with a decrease in your muscle mass.

 

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