Unsaturated fat breakdown leads to complications of acute pancreatitis in obese patients
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 19:32
in Health & Medicine
The toxic breakdown products of unsaturated fats contribute to the higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure among acute pancreatitis patients who are obese, say researchers Their findings provide new insight into how fat can induce complications after sudden inflammatory, non-infectious illnesses.