Open AccessObesity and Inflammation: One Size Never Fits All
Author(s) -
Carrie M. Elks
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ebiomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.596
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2352-3964
DOI - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.03.033
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , adipokine , inflammation , obesity , medicine , insulin resistance , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology
Article history: Received 29 March 2018 Accepted 29 March 2018 Available online 3 April 2018 were performed at the time of bariatric surgery, after the patients had (presumably) been on a pre-operative very-low calorie diet for two weeks. This pre-operative diet is used for several reasons, including intrahepatic fat reduction, and therefore, reduction of the risk of surgical complications (Colles et al., 2006; Van Nieuwenhove et al., 2011). In addi-
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