Giugliano et al. 2006

Research paper

Giugliano D, Ceriello A, Esposito K. The effects of diet on inflammation: emphasis on the metabolic syndrome. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2006 Aug 15;48(4):677-85. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.052. PMID: 16904534.

Why we cite it

Review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examining the connection between dietary patterns and systemic inflammation, with emphasis on metabolic syndrome — its own words are ”This review examines the epidemiologic and clinical evidence concerning diet and inflammation.” It reports that such Western diets ”may cause an activation of the innate immune system, most likely by” excessive proinflammatory cytokine production, and that the whole-diet approach ”seems particularly promising”.

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