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Low CRP levels after diet/exercise induced weight loss is linked to changes in plasma lipids

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 24th, 2006

The decrease in C-reactive protein concentration after diet and physical activity induced weight reduction is associated with changes in plasma lipids, but not interleukin-6 or adiponectin.

"Subclinical inflammation is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms underlying increased levels of inflammatory markers and their changes in response to weight loss are not fully understood yet. It has been proposed that elevated concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) are mediated by cytokines produced in adipose tissue," scientists writing in the journal Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental report.

A. Dvorakova-Lorenzova and...

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