By this logic, diets high in fructose could
cause excess fat accumulation in the liver,
leading to the liver disorders fatty liver disease,
steatohepatitis and, ultimately, cirrhosis. Liver
fat could also be released into the circulation
and taken up by fat cells in other tissues, resulting
in obesity. Furthermore, the circulating fat
could accelerate the onset of cardiovascular
disease, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
So fructose over-consumption may be at the
heart of metabolic syndrome, which has also
been linked to poor outcome of a wide range
of cancers7