Dietary Fiber May Combat Obesity and Obesity-Related Inflammation in Adolescents

Greater consumption of dietary fiber was associated with lower visceral adiposity and markers of inflammation.

Dietary fiber has been suggested to mitigate systemic inflammation related to obesity. To examine the association between dietary fiber intake and inflammatory markers in adolescents, researchers examined dietary recalls, anthropometric and body composition measures, and fasting blood samples in 559 healthy adolescents (age range, 14–18 years; 49% female and 45% black) recruited from public schools in Georgia.

Boys consumed significantly more dietary fiber than and girls (12.4 vs. 9.4 g/day), but both consumed about 65% less than the recommended 14 g/1000 kcal. Mean plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were 1.3 mg/L in girls and 0.9 mg/L in boys. In both girls and boys, fiber intake was inversely associated with leptin, CRP, fibrinogen, an…

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

Dietary Fiber May Combat Obesity and Obesity-Related Inflammation in Adolescents

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