Deleterious Effect of Fructose on the Heart Function of Hypertriglyceridemic Rats
A high-fructose intake (HFI) in food, sweetened beverages, and soft drinks appears to be one of the risk factors that worsens human metabolic and cardiovascular health, although the more accurate mechanism remains unclear.Hypertriglyceridemic (HTG) rats represent a suitable animal model of metabolic syndrome where the consumption of an HFI could ha