Effect of high-fat diets on body composition, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity, and the role of exercise on these parameters

Dietary fat composition can interfere in the development of obesity due to the specific roles of some fatty acids that have different metabolic activities, which can alter both fat oxidation and deposition rates, resulting in changes in body weight and/or composition. High-fat diets in general are a...

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Main Authors: D.F. Coelho, L.O. Pereira-Lancha, D.S. Chaves, D. Diwan, R. Ferraz, P.L. Campos-Ferraz, J.R. Poortmans, A.H. Lancha Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Fat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001000001&lng=en&tlng=en