Relation with dietary fatty acids, plasma lipid profile, serum insulin, and central obesity – (11-08-01)



Site-specific differences in the fatty acid composition of abdominal adipose tissue in an obese population from a Mediterranean area: relation with dietary fatty acids, plasma lipid profile, serum insulin, and central obesity

Quite a long title…This study begins to identify why abdominal fat is the type of fat that increases risk of certain diseases as opposed to peripheral fat. Abdominal fat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, generally considered to be anti-inflammatory and protective against all sorts of diseases known to man.

AJCN — Abstracts: Garaulet et al. 74 (5): 585

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