An enhanced inflammatory response could be the key link between high saturated fat intake and the development of diseases like type-2 diabetes and atherosclerosis, researchers have said.
Obesity and an unhealthy diet can increase the risk of atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease but not in everyone. Inflammation, which involves the release of chemicals called cytokines from cells, is a normal part of the immune system's defense against infection. Kien from University of Vermont had a hunch that the pro-inflammatory effect of saturated fat might be facilitating how saturated fat impacts the risk of metabolic disease.
In their latest study Kien and colleagues studied palmitic acid-- the most prevalent saturated fat in the diet. they found that a high palmitic acid diet increased the concentration of several inflammatory biomarkers in both blood and muscle.
Source - The Hans India
Source - The Hans India