The amount and type of dietary fat have long been associated with the risk of CVD. Arterial
stiffness and endothelial dysfunction are important risk factors in the aetiology of CHD. A …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease with complicated pathogeny.
There could be obvious alterations of metabolism in the patients with RA and the discovery …

Insulin is a vascular hormone, able to influence vascular cell responses. In this review, we
consider the insulin actions on vascular endothelium and on vascular smooth muscle cells …

Background: De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is an endogenous pathway whereby
carbohydrates and proteins are converted to fatty acids. DNL could affect coronary heart …

Background: Experimental studies suggest that elevated de novo lipogenesis (DNL) might
be involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders. Few prospective studies have been …

Background: The effect of dietary pomace olive oil, which has the same concentration of
oleic acid but a higher proportion of oleanolic acid (OA) than olive oil, was examined on …

Both black (B) and green (G) cardamom are used as flavours during food preparation. This
study investigated the responses to B and G in a diet-induced rat model of human metabolic …

Growing evidence suggests that intake of flavonoid-containing foods may exert
cardiovascular benefits in human subjects. We have investigated the effects of a 10-week …

SUMMARY 1 Obesity is rapidly increasing in Western populations, driving a parallel
increase in hypertension, diabetes and vascular disease. Prior to the development of overt …

Summary N, N‐dimethylglycine (DMG) is an intermediary metabolite in cellular choline and
betaine metabolism. The present trial aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary DMG on nutrient …