NAFLD). But the absolutely key point is that it is dietary carbohydrates, especially fructose36 present in sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup and fruit, allied to high intakes of unsaturated fats (oleate),37 and not dietary saturated fats, that cause NAFLD. In part, this is because the major pathway by which fructose is cleared from the bloodstream is its conversion to liver fat (triglyceride).
