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SUBMITTER: Benedetti S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6523813 | biostudies-other | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Benedetti Simone S Al-Tannak Naser F NF Alzharani Mansour M Moir Hannah J HJ Stensel David J DJ Thackray Alice E AE Naughton Declan P DP Dorak Mehmet T MT Spendiff Owen O Hill Natasha N Watson David G DG Allgrove Judith J
Metabolites 20190413 4
South Asians have a greater cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk than white Europeans, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. This study examined ethnic differences in free fatty acids (FFAs) metabolic profile (assessed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry), appetite-related hormones and traditional CVD and T2D risk markers in blood samples collected from 16 South Asian and 16 white European men and explored associations with body composition, objectively-measu ...[more]