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Scientists at Karolinska Institutet investigated a Swedish smokeless tobacco known as snus, and found its exposure could increase insulin resistance, a primary cause of type 2 diabetes

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Chronic inflammation is the hallmark feature distinguishing NASH from simple steatosis and drives the fibrotic process whereby normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue

Increased Fibrosis: Chronic exposure to tobacco can accelerate fibrosis, the scarring of liver tissue that leads to long-term liver dysfunction

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