Whereas no one in our media-controlled world can still ignore the noxious effects of junk food on the cardiovascular system, fewer people know that our poor diet habits also endanger our liver. However, some 70 million Americans may suffer from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), also called NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease). NASH is a fast-spreading disease in the Western hemisphere, and…
- 10 October 2015
EATING TOO MUCH CORN TURNS THE LIVER INTO “FOIE GRAS”.
To make “foie gras” (goose liver paté), French farmers force-feed the geese with corn. The same causes leading to the same effects, an excessive intake of corn, therefore of fructose (as an additive in processed foods) and of omega-6 fatty acids (as corn oil or through the meat, dairy or eggs from corncakes-fed animals), leads to an accumulation of fat in…