2022
A low n‐6 to n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio diet improves hyperinsulinaemia by restoring insulin clearance in obese youth
Tricò D, Galderisi A, Van Name MA, Caprio S, Samuels S, Li Z, Galuppo BT, Savoye M, Mari A, Feldstein AE, Santoro N. A low n‐6 to n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio diet improves hyperinsulinaemia by restoring insulin clearance in obese youth. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2022, 24: 1267-1276. PMID: 35297549, PMCID: PMC9177628, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testΒ-cell glucose sensitivityInsulin clearanceΒ-cell functionObese youthInsulin secretionRatio dietGlucose-dependent insulin secretionAbdominal magnetic resonance imagingWhole-body insulin sensitivityImpaired insulin clearancePostload insulin levelsWorse metabolic profileGlucose tolerance testHepatic fat contentDietary-induced changesGlucose sensitivityMagnetic resonance imagingInsulin levelsHepatic fatInsulin resistancePlasma insulinTolerance testInsulin sensitivityC-peptide
2018
Ethnicity and Common Genetic Variants Modulate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Metabolic Phenotype in Obese Youth
TRICO D, CAPRIO S, UMANO G, GALDERISI A, MATA M, NOUWS J, PIERPONT B, KIM G, SANTORO N. Ethnicity and Common Genetic Variants Modulate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Metabolic Phenotype in Obese Youth. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-313-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsInsulin sensitivityPrevalence of NAFLDHigher C-peptide levelsOral glucose tolerance testAfrican AmericansC-peptide levelsHigh fasting glucoseFatty liver diseaseGlucose tolerance testLower insulin sensitivityMajor risk factorZ-score BMIHepatic fat contentStrongest predictorCommon gene variantsFasting GlucoseNAFLD developmentGlucose toleranceLiver diseaseTolerance test