Dietary patterns, inflammation and the metabolic syndrome

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-110

  Ahluwalia, N ^a   Andreeva, V A ^a   Kesse Guyot, E ^a   Hercberg, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diet scores; Dietary patterns; Inflammatory markers; Obesity; Review; The metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDLINE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84875955875     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: 18781780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2012.08.007     Document Type: Review

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