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Long-chain n-3 PUFAs reduce adipose tissue and systemic inflammation in severely obese nondiabetic patients: a randomized controlled trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Nov 2012
Itariu Bianca K, Zeyda Maximilian, Hochbrugger Eva E, Neuhofer Angelika, Prager Gerhard, Schindler Karin, Bohdjalian Arthur, Mascher Daniel, Vangala Suman, Schranz Michael, Krebs Michael, Bischof Martin G, Stulnig Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic adipose tissue inflammation is a hallmark of obesity, triggering the development of associated pathologies, particularly type 2 diabetes. Long-chain n-3 PUFAs reduce cardiovascular events and exert well-established antiinflammatory effects, but their effects on human adipose tissue inflammation are unknown. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether n-3 PUFAs reduce adipose tissue inflammation in...
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