Obesity, insulin resistance and free fatty acids
G Boden - Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
G Boden
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, 2011•journals.lww.comIncreased plasma FFA levels are an important cause of obesity-associated insulin
resistance and cardiovascular disease. Therapeutic application of this knowledge is
hampered by the lack of readily accessible methods to measure FFA and by the lack of
medications to lower plasma FFA levels.
resistance and cardiovascular disease. Therapeutic application of this knowledge is
hampered by the lack of readily accessible methods to measure FFA and by the lack of
medications to lower plasma FFA levels.
Summary
Increased plasma FFA levels are an important cause of obesity-associated insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. Therapeutic application of this knowledge is hampered by the lack of readily accessible methods to measure FFA and by the lack of medications to lower plasma FFA levels.
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