by Brandon Tudor | Mar 21, 2026 | Blog
🧠Key takeaway Sugary drinks—especially those high in fructose—promote fat buildup in the liver (hepatic steatosis) through multiple metabolic pathways, increasing the risk of fatty liver disease. ⚙️ How sugary drinks increase liver fat 1) Fructose is processed...
by Brandon Tudor | Mar 17, 2026 | Blog
The article “Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Increase Likelihood of Liver Fibrosis More in Women Than Men” from March 16, 2026, is revealing. It’s from a study published in JAMA Network Open. 🔬 What the study found Based on a large U.S. dataset (~6,000...
by Brandon Tudor | Mar 11, 2026 | Blog
Her’s asummary of the article published online February 25, 2026 in Gastroenterology –“New Model Performs Well for Detecting Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease” A new predictive model (called the MetALD-ALD Prediction Index, or MAPI) was developed to help...
by Brandon Tudor | Mar 5, 2026 | Blog
From 02/23/2026, an article that highlights the overlap between kidney stones and MASLD: “Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and kidney stone risk in individuals with metabolic dysfunction: evidence from cross-sectional...
by Brandon Tudor | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog
A summary of the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology article with DOI S1542-3565(24)00989-3, titled Food Swamps and Food Deserts Impact on Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) follows.It speaks to how Liver Disease triage, diagnosis...
