Open AccessPlasma palmitoleic acid content and obesity in children
Author(s) -
Tomoo Okada,
Noriko Furuhashi,
Yuki Kuromori,
Michio Miyashita,
Fujihiko Iwata,
Kensuke Harada
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/82.4.747
Subject(s) - endocrinology , lipogenesis , medicine , leptin , obesity , palmitoleic acid , waist , waist–hip ratio , anthropometry , fatty acid , abdominal obesity , chemistry , palmitic acid , lipid metabolism , biochemistry
Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) is a product of endogenous lipogenesis. In human obesity, 16:1n-7 is reported to correlate with indexes of adiposity and insulin concentrations.
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