PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mosley, Mary
ED  - Marette, André
TI  - Inflammation, Adipose Tissue, and Cardiometabolic Risk
DP  - 2013 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 8--9
VI  - 13
IP  - 16
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/16/8.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/16/8.full
AB  - Inflammation that develops in obese persons is thought to play an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes. Epidemiological and clinical data have shown that low levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) consumption is related to cardiovascular disease, and that a higher ratio of omega-6 PUFA to omega-3 PUFA consumption increases this risk. This article discusses links between omega-3 and obesity and inflammation.