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A pro-inflammatory diet increases the likelihood of obesity and overweight in adolescent boys: a case-control study
Following a pro-inflammary diet may spur the addition of excess weight and onset of obesity in adolescent boys.
Can imbibing the habit of eating pro-inflammatory foods lead to weight gain and obesity in adolescent boys? Researchers attempted to answer this question using data on the dietary choices and body mass index (BMI) of 856 adolescent boys.
Researchers observed that fans of pro-inflammatory diets had high propensity to pile up excess pounds and become obese. This study supports the notion that likeness for pro-inflammatory foods may promote weight gain and obesity in adolescent males.
Research Summary Information
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2019
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Farhad Vahid, Fatemeh Bourbour, Maryam Gholamalizadeh, Nitin Shivappa, James R Hébert, Khatereh Babakhani, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi, Samaneh Mirzaei Dahka, Saeid Doaei
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Institute Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA. Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA. Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Research Center of Health and Environment, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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