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Tufts researchers identify tomato compound phytoene may protect against fatty liver disease in mice
Updated On: 07 September, 2026 08:51 AM IST | Boston | Agencies
The condition involves fat buildup in liver cells, leading to inflammation and cirrhosis, and affects up to 38 per cent adults
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Tufts University researchers discovered that phytoene — a precursor to lycopene in plants — reduced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in mice.
The condition involves fat buildup in liver cells, leading to inflammation and cirrhosis, and affects up to 38 per cent adults.


