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Waistline growth on high-carb diets linked to liver gene
12-04-2007 · EurekAlert!Experts have been warning for years that foods loaded with high-fructose corn syrup and other processed carbohydrates are making us fatter. Now, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study has uncovered the genetic basis for why this is so.
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