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RESEARCH GROUPS
Dieta mediterránea, Esteatosis
y Riesgo Vascular
Programme: P1. Nutrition
Lead Researcher: Pinto Sala, Xavier Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: De la Cruz Ballester, Elsa | Galera Cusi, Ana . ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Corbella Inglés, Emili | Pujol Farriols, Ramón | Solanich Moreno, Xavier | Soler
Sancho, Yolanda
Main lines of research
• Clinical studies about the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of lipoprotein metabolism, including the degree of control of dyslipidemia and the related factors .
• Effect of an intensive intervention on lifestyle with a hipocaloric Mediterranean diet, physical activity and behavior therapy for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with obesity and high cardiovascular risk .
• Influence of diet and the changes in body weight on changes in hepatic fat ( steatosis ) assessed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and biochemical parameters of liver inflammation (Esteatohepati- tis) . Assessing the relationship between changes in biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation, and changes in hepatic fat content and in the biochemical signs of hepatitis .
• Effect of nicotinic acid on the composition of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and arterial endothelial function in patients with premature ischemic heart disease and high levels of HDL cholesterol .
• Study of the relationship between changes in body weight and the variations in the parameters of platelet aggregation .
• Study variants of genes of lipid metabolism that may be related with the etiology of family and polyge- nic hypercholesterolemia and with severe hypertriglyceridemia .
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