Adipose tissue is an important determinant of a low-level chronic inflammatory state, which may induce insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction, linking obesity to cardiovascular disease.
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Association between acute-phase and insulin-resistance scores supports inflammatory pathways in obesity; hypothesis-generating, leaves causal cardiovascular links open.
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