Low-sugar foods release children's fat liver and fat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-calorie diet is leading to a significant improvement in the number of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents, according to a recent US study.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California at the University of California and published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver is a disease that affects children and adolescents, especially those with obesity and high cholesterol, as a result of consuming highly saturated foods, including junk food and of foods high in sugar.
To monitor the effectiveness of low-sugar diets, sugar added to foods and beverages, particularly sugary juices, researchers followed 40 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver aged 11 to 16 years.
The researchers divided the participants into two groups: the first consisted of a diet low in sugar (less than 3% of daily calories), while the second group consumed the usual food for 8 weeks.
The reduction of sugars in the diet reduces the glucose, fructose and sucrose commonly consumed in sweetened foods, beverages and fruit juices.