Can High Fructose Corn Syrup Cause Liver Scarring?
In a recent report by Dr. Mercola, he alleges that high fructose corn syrup might cause fibrosis (or scarring) in the liver. His report, featured in the March 23, 2010 edition of Science Daily, describes a study conducted with a test group of 400 adults all of whom had non-alcoholic liver disease, all of whom succumbed to liver biopsies for this test. The study found that 81% of the patients consumed high fructose corn syrup-containing beverages. Is this a coincidence, or is fructose truly damaging to the liver? Many different lifestyle choices can result in poor health. The liver, as the body’s filter, can take quite a beating. The people in the aforementioned study all had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver as a result of substances other than alcohol. Alcohol abuse causes fat to accumulate in the liver as well, and also causes cirrhosis. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has symptoms like abdomen pain, fatigue, and sometimes ja
