High carbohydrate diet induces nonalcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) in a desert gerbil
Published in Comptes Rendus Biologies
A high intake of sugars has been linked to diet-induced health problems. The aim of this study was to assess whether the long-term consumption of a high-carbohydrate diet (HCD) would cause the hepatic histopathological and metabolic abnormalities that characterize nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in a desert gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus. Compared...