Dietary Sources of Fructose and Its Association with Fatty Liver in Mexican Young Adults

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2019 Mar 3

PMID 30823422

Citations 12

Authors

Alejandra Cantoral

Alejandra Contreras-Manzano

Lynda Luna-Villa

Carolina Batis

Ernesto A Roldan-Valadez

Adrienne S Ettinger

Adriana Mercado

Karen E Peterson

Martha M Tellez-Rojo

Juan A Rivera

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Abstract

Fructose intake has been associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The objective of this study was to assess the consumption of dietary fructose according to: 1) classification of hepatic steatosis by two indexes and 2) diagnosis of NAFLD by MRI. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis among 100 young adults from Mexico City. The Hepatic Steatosis Index (HSI) and the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) were estimated using Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference, and fasting concentrations of glucose, triglycerides, and hepatic enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT). A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was administered to obtain dietary sources of fructose. We estimated the concordance between the hepatic indices and NAFLD and the correlation between the index scores and the percentage of liver fat. Eighteen percent presented NAFLD; 44% and 46% were classified with hepatic steatosis according to HSI and FLI, respectively. We compared dietary intake of fructose by each outcome: HSI, FLI, and NAFLD. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and juices were consumed significantly more by those with steatosis by FLI and NAFLD suggesting that SSB intake is linked to metabolic alterations that predict the risk of having NAFLD at a young age.

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