[HTML][HTML] Variations in circulating inflammatory factors are related to changes in calorie and carbohydrate intakes early in the course of surgery-induced weight …

E Dalmas, C Rouault, M Abdennour, C Rovere… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Obesity is considered a low-grade inflammatory state that improves with weight
loss. In addition to acute-phase proteins, other cytokines might contribute to systemic
inflammation. Objective: Our objective was to compare serum concentrations of a large
panel of inflammation-related factors in obese and normal-weight subjects and to determine
kinetic changes induced by caloric restriction. Design: The cohort comprised 14 normal-
weight women and 51 obese women who were followed over 2 y after Roux-en-Y gastric …