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Modulation of obesity-induced inflammation by dietary fats: mechanisms and clinical evidence

Overview of attention for article published in Nutrition Journal, January 2014
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Title
Modulation of obesity-induced inflammation by dietary fats: mechanisms and clinical evidence
Published in
Nutrition Journal, January 2014
DOI 10.1186/1475-2891-13-12
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Kim-Tiu Teng, Chee-Yan Chang, Lin Faun Chang, Kalanithi Nesaretnam

Abstract

Obesity plays a pivotal role in the development of low-grade inflammation. Dietary fatty acids are important modulators of inflammatory responses. Saturated fatty acids (SFA) and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been reported to exert pro-inflammatory effects. n-3 PUFA in particular, possess anti-inflammatory properties. Numerous clinical studies have been conducted over decades to investigate the impact of dietary fatty acids on inflammatory response in obese individuals, however the findings remained uncertain. High fat meals have been reported to increase pro-inflammatory responses, however there is limited evidence to support the role of individual dietary fatty acids in a postprandial state. Evidence in chronic studies is contradictory, the effects of individual dietary fatty acids deserves further attention. Weight loss rather than n-3 PUFA supplementation may play a more prominent role in alleviating low grade inflammation. In this context, the present review provides an update on the mechanistic insight and the influence of dietary fats on low grade inflammation, based on clinical evidence from acute and chronic clinical studies in obese and overweight individuals.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Unknown 269 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 57 21%
Student > Bachelor 44 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 39 14%
Researcher 24 9%
Other 18 7%
Other 51 19%
Unknown 41 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 71 26%
Medicine and Dentistry 58 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 31 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 22 8%
Sports and Recreations 6 2%
Other 33 12%
Unknown 53 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 May 2015.
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#2,001,023
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#486
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Outputs of similar age from Nutrition Journal
#12
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