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Effect of vitamin C on inflammation and metabolic markers in hypertensive and/or diabetic obese adults: a randomized controlled trial

Ellulu MS 1 , Rahmat A 1 , Patimah I 2 , Khaza'ai H 2 , Abed Y 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
  • 3 Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Gaza City, Palestine
Drug Des Devel Ther, 2015;9:3405-12.
PMID: 26170625 DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S83144

Abstract

Obesity is well associated as being an interfering factor in metabolic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes by increasing the secretion of proinflammatory markers from adipose tissue. Having healthy effects, vitamin C could work as an anti-inflammatory agent through its antioxidant capacity.

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