학술논문
The effect of weight loss on a stable biomarker of inflammation, C-reactive protein
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Author Abstract
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Source
Nutrition Reviews. Jan 2005, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p22, 7 p.
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English
ISSN
0029-6643
Abstract
Inflammation is pivotal in all phases of atherosclerosis. Increasing body weight is positively associated with inflammation. Weight loss studies have shown that decreasing body weight significantly decreases C-reactive protein, the prototypic biomarker for inflammation. Reducing inflammation through weight loss could therefore be associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-associated chronic diseases. Key words: inflammation, weight loss, C-reactive protein, CRP