Fatty acids are metabolized and synthesized as energy substrates during biological
responses. Long-and medium-chain fatty acids derived mainly from dietary triglycerides, and …

Lipids are insoluble in water and therefore cholesterol and triglycerides need to be
transported in association with proteins (ie, lipoproteins) in the bloodstream. Lipoproteins …

Introduction Dyslipidemia may be defined as increased levels of serum total cholesterol
(TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), or a decreased serum …

Cholesterol and triglycerides are insoluble in water and therefore these lipids must be
transported in association with proteins. Lipoproteins are complex particles with a central …

Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of heart attack and stroke. Early observations that
cholesterol is a key component of arterial plaques gave rise to the cholesterol hypothesis for …

Obesity has become a major worldwide health problem. In every single country in the world,
the incidence of obesity is rising continuously and therefore, the associated morbidity …

The authors review the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and aberrations of lipid
metabolism related to DM, diabetic dyslipidemia (DD). DM is considered as a major health …

Much evidence has accumulated in the literature over the last fifteen years that indicates
vitamin A has a role in metabolic disease prevention and causation. This literature proposes …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for
patients with type 2 diabetes, despite recent significant advances in management strategies …

Alterations in the gastrointestinal microbiota have been implicated in obesity in mice and
humans, but the key microbial functions influencing host energy metabolism and adiposity …