Eicosapentaenoic acid/arachidonic acid ratio and weight loss during hospitalization for glycemic control among overweight Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective observational study.

Shuhei NakanishiHidenori HirukawaMasashi ShimodaFuminori TatsumiKenji KoharaAtsushi ObataSeizo OkauchiTomoe KinoshitaJunpei SanadaYoshiro FushimiMomoyo NishiokaYuki KanAkiko TomitaAkiko MashikoMegumi HoriyaYuichiro IwamotoTomoatsu MuneKohei KakuHideaki Kaneto

Published in: Lipids in health and disease (2019)

These results suggest the possibility that EPA is involved in bodyweight change under a caloric-restriction regimen. In addition, EPA/AA ratio was found to be a better predictor of medical intervention for weight loss among overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, compared with serum EPA level.

Keyphrases

weight loss
glycemic control
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
blood glucose
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
weight gain
healthcare
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue