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Obesity accelerates aging in the liver through epigenetic changes to DNA methylation. Research found that for every increase of 10 BMI units, the epigenetic age of the liver grew by 3.3 years, showing obesity makes the liver biologically older. This is likely due to the role of fructose, a sugar that overconsumption of leads to both obesity and liver damage similar to alcohol. Fructose overwhelms the liver as the only organ that can metabolize it, causing fat accumulation and inflammation. High fructose int

Author
Glorden Mae Ibañez Salandanan
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