Circulating glutamate level as a potential biomarker for abdominal obesity and metabolic risk

Circulating level of glutamate, a by-product of the catabolism of branched-chain amino acids, has been positively correlated with visceral adipose tissue accumulation and waist circumference (WC). The aim of the present study was to assess the potential of using glutamate level to identify individuals with abdominal obesity and a high cardiometabolic risk.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - August 30, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: I. Maltais-Payette, B. Allam-Ndoul, L. P érusse, M.-C. Vohl, A. Tchernof Source Type: research