date:Aug 21, 2012
al protective mechanisms.
In a review inNutrition, Metabolism Cardiovascular Diseases(2004, Vol. 14, pp. 228-232), Italian scientists noted thatobesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes are associated with a pro-inflammatory state, which in turn is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Chronic inflammation has also been linked to a range of conditions linked to heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's, type-2 diabetes, and arthritis.
Nutrients that exert an ant