Insulin resistance, postprandial GLP-1 and adaptive immunity are the main predictors of NAFLD in a homogeneous population at high cardiovascular risk

The role of the different factors associated with fatty liver is still poorly defined. We evaluated the relationships between liver fat content (LF) and metabolic, inflammatory and nutritional factors in a homogeneous cohort of individuals at high cardio-metabolic risk.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - April 13, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: L. Bozzetto, G. Annuzzi, M. Ragucci, O. Di Donato, Della Pepa G., G. Della Corte, E. Griffo, G. Anniballi, A. Giacco, M. Mancini, A.A. Rivellese Source Type: research