Obesity as an inflammatory condition
| العنوان: | Obesity as an inflammatory condition |
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| المؤلفون: | Salome H. Kruger, Sonja Slabbert, Hans J de Ridder, Colette Underhay |
| المصدر: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2006) Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 11, No 2 (2006) |
| بيانات النشر: | AOSIS, 2006. |
| سنة النشر: | 2006 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Health Policy, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physical activity, lcsh:RA1-1270, medicine.disease, Obesity, Internal medicine, medicine, Physical therapy, obesity, C-reactive protein, Interleukin-6, inflammation, physical activity, business |
| الوصف: | The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in the past decade. This foreshadows an increase in the rates of morbidity and mortality from obesity-related diseases. Research is more frequently proposing that obesity may be seen as a factor linking chronic, systemic inflammation and atherosclerosis. C-reactive protein is an acute phase reactant and a sensitive marker for acute and chronic inflammation of diverse causes. Human adipose tissue expresses interleukin-6, a cytokine that activates the production of C-reactive protein from the liver, potentially inducing low-grade systemic inflammation in persons with excess body fat. This could explain the increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and many other chronic diseases in the obese. This paper aims to provide a review on obesity as an ever-growing epidemic and the possible role that chronic systemic inflammation might play in contributing to the risks associated with one of the most common public health problems. Keywords: obesity; C-reactive protein; Interleukin-6; inflammation; physical activity Health SA Gesondheid Vol. 11 (2) 2006: pp. 23-29 |
| اللغة: | Afrikaans |
| تدمد: | 2071-9736 1025-9848 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::12068a2d38632c8247ddb22a39dcbf7fTest https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/220Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....12068a2d38632c8247ddb22a39dcbf7f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20719736 10259848 |
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