Dietary iron interacts with genetic background to influence glucose homeostasis.

Mario A MirandaCeline L St PierreJuan F Macias-VelascoHuyen Anh NguyenHeather SchmidtLucian T AgnelloJessica P WayhartHeather A Lawson

Published in: Nutrition & metabolism (2019)

This study highlights the importance of accounting for genetic variation when assessing the effects of diet on metabolic health, and suggests dietary iron's impact on liver and adipose tissue is an underappreciated component of metabolic disease risk.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
public health
healthcare
physical activity
mental health
iron deficiency
insulin resistance
genome wide
type diabetes
health information
blood glucose
metabolic syndrome
dna methylation
climate change