Liquid Fructose in Pregnancy Exacerbates Fructose-Induced Dyslipidemia in Adult Female Offspring

Fructose intake from added sugars correlates with the epidemic rise in metabolic syndrome and related events. Nevertheless, consumption of beverages sweetened with fructose is not regulated in gestation. Previously, we found that maternal fructose intake produces in the progeny, when fetuses, impaired leptin signalling and hepatic steatosis and then, impaired insulin signalling and hypoadiponectinemia in adult male rats. Interestingly, adult females from fructose-fed mothers did not exhibit any of these disturbances.
Source: The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Source Type: research