Controlling intestinal lipid absorption is an important strategy for maintaining lipid homeostasis. Accumulation of lipids in the liver is a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It is well-known that sphingomyelin (SM) can inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption. It is, however, unclear if dietary SM also lowers liver lipid levels. In the present stud...

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background: role of dietary modifications on the treatment and management of diabetes and complications was shown by many researchers. this study was designed to examine the association of major dietary patterns with diabetes-related cardio-metabolic risk factors in iranian diabetes. methods: totally, 525 type 2 diabetic subjects with mean age 55 ± 10 yr were included in this cross-sectional st...

Increased lipid peroxidation and reduced antioxidant status may contribute to the development of complications in diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of dietary treatment of noninsulin-dependent diabetes on these parameters. Twenty patients with newly diagnosed noninsulin-dependent diabetes were recruited along with 20 age, sex, and smoking-status-matched control subjects....