Increased blood levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been associated with obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease in adults. Since little is known about its relation to insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in children, Kelly and co-workers from...
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Obesity associated subclinical inflammation is believed to be linked to an enhanced risk of metabolic disorders like insulin resistance, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. During the development of obesity an increased infiltration of macrophages into adipose tissue and an increased expression of inflammatory...
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