Lifestyle and nutritional imbalances associated with Western diseases: causes and consequences of chronic systemic low-grade inflammation in an evolutionary context

In this review, we focus on lifestyle changes, especially dietary habits, that are at the basis of chronic systemic low grade inflammation, insulin resistance and Western diseases. Our sensitivity to develop insulin resistance traces back to our rapid brain growth in the past 2.5 million years. An i...

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Published in:	The Journal of nutritional biochemistry Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 1183 - 1201
Main Authors:	Ruiz-Núñez, Begoña, Pruimboom, Leo, Dijck-Brouwer, D.A. Janneke, Muskiet, Frits A.J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013
Subjects:	Anti-inflammatory nutrients Antioxidant network Antioxidants blood serum Brain Brain - growth & development Brain - metabolism Cholesterol chronic diseases Chronic systemic low grade inflammation conflict management Diet eating habits Encephalization quotient etiology Evolution Fatty acids Fish oil food composition Fruits genome Glucose Glucose - metabolism growth & development Homeostasis Humans immune response Immune system inflammation Inflammation - etiology Inflammation - metabolism Insulin Resistance Life Style Lifestyle lipoproteins Metabolic syndrome metabolism microorganisms nutrients Nutritional Status physical activity pollution Pro-inflammatory nutrients Resoleomics sleep translation (genetics) Vegetables Brain Vegetables Homeostasis Glucose Metabolic syndrome Fatty acids Fish oil Cholesterol Fruits Chronic systemic low grade inflammation Antioxidants Diet Antioxidant network Resoleomics Pro-inflammatory nutrients Anti-inflammatory nutrients Evolution Encephalization quotient Insulin resistance Lifestyle Immune system
ISSN:	0955-2863, 1873-4847, 1873-4847
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