The post-prandial state and cardiovascular disease: relevance to diabetes mellitus.
There is increasing evidence that the post-prandial state is an important contributing factor to the development of atherosclerosis. In non-diabetic subjects the atherosclerotic risk factors comprised in the categories of lipids, coagulation system and endothelial function may be adversely modified in the post-prandial phase. The generation of an oxidative stress may be the common pathway through which eating may induce these alterations. In diabetic patients these phenomena may be amplified by post-prandial hyperglycemia.
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Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy. Antonio.Ceriello@Dpmsc.uniud.it
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D019518:Postprandial Period