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Considered the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome, NAFLD is characterised by dysregulated lipid metabolism leading to a lipid storage phenotype. Mild to moderate increases in hepatic iron have been observed in \u223c30% of individuals with NAFLD; however, direct observation of the mechanism behind this increase has remained elusive. To address this issue, we sought to determine the metabolic consequences of iron loading on cellular metabolism using live cell, time-lapse Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy utilising a synchrotron radiation source to track biochemical changes. The use of synchrotron FTIR is non-destructive and label-free, and allowed observation of spatially resolved, sub-cellular biochemical changes over a period of 8\u2005h. Using this approach, we have demonstrated that iron loading in AML12 cells induced perturbation of lipid metabolism congruent with steatosis development. Iron-loaded cells had approximately three times higher relative ester carbonyl concentration compared with controls, indicating an accumulation of triglycerides. The methylene\/methyl ratio qualitatively suggests the acyl chain length of fatty acids in iron-loaded cells increased over the 8\u2005h period of monitoring compared with a reduction observed in the control cells. 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