Chronic liver inflammation linked to Western diet

(Elsevier) A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that mice fed a Western diet, which is high in fat and sugar, resulted in hepatic inflammation, especially in males. Moreover, liver inflammation was most pronounced in Western diet-fed male mice that also lacked farnesoid x receptor (FXR), a bile acid receptor.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/e-cli071017.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 12, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news