Intake of traditional Inuit diet vary in parallel with inflammation as estimated from YKL-40 and hsCRP in Inuit and non-Inuit in Greenland

L H Schæbel, H Vestergaard, P Laurberg, C N Rathcke, S Andersen

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Abstract

Chronic low-grade inflammation is involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease. This was rare in pre-western Inuit who lived on a diet that consisted mainly of marine mammals rich in n-3 fatty acids.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAtherosclerosis
Volume228
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)496-501
Number of pages6
ISSN0021-9150
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

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