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The true cost of in-patient obesity: impact of obesity on inflammatory stress and morbidity.
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society - 1 Nov 2010
Grimble Robert F
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present review is to provide an overview of the metabolic effects of pro-inflammatory cytokine production during infection and injury; to highlight the disadvantages of pro-inflammatory cytokine production and inflammatory stress on morbidity and mortality of patients; to identify the influence of genetics and adiposity on inflammatory stress in patients and to indicate how nutrients may...
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