Jun 27, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
Enzyme reactions and fatty acids The liver is the main organ deputed to the synthesis of fatty acids (lipogenesis); it has the “vocation” of initiating the cascade of enzymatic reactions provided for lipogenesis. Without fats, no cell can live, and for...
Jun 6, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
Molecular balance to maintain good liver function The liver is made up of cells, the hepatocytes, which are 80 percent of its total mass. These cells are veritable factories for the formation and transformation of molecules, whose mitochondria work by producing...
Jan 15, 2021 | Molecular health and nutrition
NON-ALCOHOLIC HEPATIC STEATOSIS Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease worldwide (about 25% of the general population), and among patients, a not insignificant percentage (3-5%) develops non-negligible...
