Increased Dietary Fructose Linked To Elevated Uric Acid Levels And Lower Liver Energy Stores

Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who consume higher amounts of fructose display reduced levels of liver adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-a compound involved in the energy transfer between cells…

Study Suggests Obesity Is Due To Increased Food Consumption, Not Decreased Energy Expenditure

Modern lifestyles are generally quite different from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, a fact that some claim as the cause of the current rise in global obesity, but new results published in the open access journal PLoS ONE find that there is no difference between the energy expenditure of modern hunter-gatherers and Westerners, casting doubt on this theory…

More Information On Fat Digestibility In Pigs Needed

Producers and feed companies add fat to swine diets to increase energy, but recent research from the University of Illinois suggests that measurements currently used for fat digestibility need to be updated. “It’s critical that we gain a better understanding of the energy value of fat,” said Hans H. Stein, U of I professor in the Department of Animal Sciences…