The Role of Dietary Inflammatory Index in Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome and Mortality

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 17; no. 8; p. 1265
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Bes-Rastrollo, Maira, Martínez-González, Miguel A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03.08.2016; MDPI
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - immunology; Chronic illnesses; Diet; Diet - adverse effects; dietary inflammatory index; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - etiology; Inflammation - pathology; metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - immunology; mortality; Review; Risk; type-2 diabetes; metabolic syndrome; mortality; cardiovascular disease; dietary inflammatory index; inflammation; type-2 diabetes

Inflammation is an underlying pathophysiological process in chronic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. In fact, a number of systematic reviews have shown the association between inflammatory biomarkers, such as CRP, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-4, or IL-10, and...