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Antioxidant compounds in orange juice counteract increases in inflammatory markers seen with meals high in fats and carbohydrates. Fast-food meals are typified by high contents of fat and/or carbohydrates, with some previous studies suggesting that such foods promote the inflammatory process in cells and tissues. Paresh Dandona, from State University of New York at Buffalo …
Finnish researchers reveal that a diet rich in berries may reduce levels of inflammatory markers linked to metabolic disorders and liver disease. Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) is an established marker of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that is commonly associated with obesity, insulin resistance, abnormal lipoids profile, and type 2 diabetes, and thus may …
Obese children as young as three years old may have elevated levels of C-Reactive Protein and other inflammatory markers linked to heart disease in adulthood. While previous studies have established an association between blood levels of inflammatory markers and obesity in adults, the relationship is less clear in children. Asheley Cockrell Skinner, from University of …