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The growing presence on the North American as well as European market of food products enriched with fish oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 in the diet requires evaluation and comment. Research exploring health influence of the consumption of fish oil started in 1990
BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory pancreatic process, presents different severity degrees [1]. Over the last two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the management, from surgical to "step up" approach using percutaneous or endoscopic catheter drainage followed by
Background The epidemics of obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis are increasing worldwide. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), for a long time unnoted in the metabolic field, is becoming recognized as a condition possibly involved in the pathogenesis of these
The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of orlistat and phentermine combination therapy on weight loss and improvement of vascular function compared to phentermine monotherapy in obese patients (BMI 27 kg/m2) with metabolic risk and back pain.
Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials
Malnutrition is characterized by a negative energy balance due to a deep skeletal muscular loss, which is itself secondary to the reduction of intake and metabolic abnormalities aggravating the loss of weight. Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass, the consequences of which are a decrease
The aims of the investigators studies are to determine the plasma FA composition and to assess changes in the latter in response to n-3 supplementation in French-Canadian youth since (i) none of the available pharmacological agents could be recommended for treatment of children with NAFLD; (ii) n-3