Adipose tissue α-linolenic acid is inversely associated with insulin resistance in adults.

Celine E Heskey Karen Jaceldo-SieglJoan SabatéGary E Fraser Sujatha S Rajaram

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2016)

Higher adipose tissue ALA was inversely associated with insulin resistance in this cohort of healthy adult men and women. This finding appears to be more pronounced in individuals with a normal waist circumference.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
body mass index
insulin resistance
high fat diet
body weight
young adults
childhood cancer