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Experiments with zebrafish show that the sweetener sorbitol, if present at concentrations higher than gut microbiota can metabolize, can be converted to fructose and lead to fatty liver disease. Sorbitol can also be produced from glucose in the intestine, so additional dietary sorbitol may exceed the capacity of intestinal microbiota to break it down.
Summary: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260903064251.htm
Original paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scisignal.adt3549
#Science #Health #Sorbitol #GutMicrobiome #MASLD #FattyLiver
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Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & How to Reverse It Naturally
Your liver does a lot of quiet, unglamorous work — filtering toxins, processing everything you eat and drink, storing energy, and keeping your blood sugar steady. It rarely complains. That's actually the problem. By the time fatty liver disease starts causing symptoms you can feel, it's often already been building for years. Right now, fatty liver disease is one of the most common health conditions in the world — more common than diabetes in many countries — and most people who have it […]