Weight Gain

C-reactive protein correlates with BMI, body fat, and weight gain

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 19th, 2003

Significant associations were found between C-reactive protein and body mass index (BMI), body fat, and weight gain in a Japanese population.

According to recent research from Japan, "Because obesity is thought to play a key role in atherosclerosis through the low-grade chronic inflammation, the present study was designed to investigate associations of BMI, body fat, and weight gain with optimized inflammation markers in 1,053 residents who were 40 years of age and older from a rural community (total population=3,940 in 2000) in Japan."

"People reporting having a cold and those who did not undergo blood examinations were excluded," stated Isao Saito...

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