Although type 2 diabetes is determined primarily by lifestyle and genes, dietary composition
may affect both its development and complications. Dietary fat is of particular interest …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in
Western countries and is considered the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. The …

Carbohydrates and lipids provide the majority of substrates to fuel mitochondrial oxidative
phosphorylation. Metabolic inflexibility, defined as an impaired ability to switch between …

Aims/hypothesis. The amount and quality of fat in the diet could be of importance for
development of insulin resistance and related metabolic disorders. Our aim was to …

In animal studies, increased amounts of triglyceride associated with skeletal muscle (mTG)
correlate with reduced skeletal muscle and whole body insulin action. The aim of this study …

Currently, modern chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, Type 2 diabetes,
metabolic syndrome, and cancer, are the leading killers in Westernized society and are …

Insulin resistance is the pathogenetic link underlying the different metabolic abnormalities
clustering in the metabolic syndrome. It can be induced by different environmental factors …

Although diet and nutrition are widely believed to play an important part in the development
of Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, specific dietary factors have not been …

Insulin resistance is the best prediction factor for the clinical onset of type 2 diabetes. It was
suggested that intramuscular triglyceride store may be a primary pathogenic factor for its …

Objectives: The overall objective of this study was to evaluate and provide evidence and
recommendations on current published literature about diet and lifestyle in the prevention of …