Effects of Lifestyle Measures, Antiobesity Agents, and Bariatric Surgery on Serological Markers of Inflammation in Obese Patients

• Main Authors: Konstantinos Tziomalos (Author), Hariklia V. Dimitroula (Author), Niki Katsiki (Author), Christos Savopoulos (Author), Apostolos I. Hatzitolios (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overweight and obesity are highly prevalent in developed countries and are also becoming more frequent in the developing world. Overweight and obese patients have elevated levels of several inflammatory markers and this inflammatory state might contribute to their increased vascular risk. We summari...