Adipose tissue polyunsaturated fatty acids and metabolic syndrome among adult parents and their children

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may play a role in the etiology of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of the study was to examine the associations of adipose tissue PUFA biomarkers with MetS among parents and children in Mesoamerica.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - September 6, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: K.S. Flannagan, M. Ramirez-Zea, A.V. Roman, A.K. Das, E. Villamor, For the Nine Mesoamerican Countries Metabolic Syndrome Study (NiMeCoMeS) Group Source Type: research