| Literature DB >> 15730232 |
Marion Dietrich1, Ishwarlal Jialal.
Abstract
Inflammation is pivotal in all phases of atherosclerosis. Increasing body weight is positively associated with inflammation. Weight loss studies have shown that decreasing body weight significantly decreases C-reactive protein, the prototypic biomarker for inflammation. Reducing inflammation through weight loss could therefore be associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-associated chronic diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15730232 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00107.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nutr Rev ISSN: 0029-6643 Impact factor: 7.110