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Research Groups
Dieta mediterránea, Esteatosis y Riesgo Vascular
Programme: Nutrition / Neurocognition & environmental-biological factors Lead Researcher: Pintó Sala, Xavier
Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: de la Cruz Ballester, Elsa | Galera Cusí, Ana
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Corbella Inglés, Emili | Pujol Farriols, Ramon | Solanich Moreno, Xavier | Soler
Sancho, Yolanda.
Main lines of research
• Clinical studies about the diagnosis and treat- ment of disorders of lipoprotein metabolism, in- cluding 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 bio- chemical parameters of liver inflammation (Es- teatohepatitis). Assessing the relationship be- tween changes in biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation, and changes in hepatic fat content and in the biochemical signs of hepatitis.
• 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 polygenic hypercholesterolemia and with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
• Study of the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors of Arterial and Venous Vascular Di- sease.
• Study the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors, diet and drug treatments on erectile function.
• Relationship between nutritional factors and lifes- tyle with plasma homocysteine concentrations.
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