Dietary protein source dictates the impact of obesogenic diets on hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance via carnitine-dependent regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase
Frédéric Bégin, William Gagnon, Laís R. Perazza, Patricia L. Mitchell, Thomas Guerbette, Bertrand Bouchard, Michaël Shum, Alexandre Caron, Christine Des Rosiers, Stanisław Deja, Phillip James White, André Marette
This study shows that dietary protein sources affect hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance on obesogenic diets through carnitine-dependent regulation of ACC2.
bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology