Search for dissertations about: "FGF21 gene"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words FGF21 gene.

  2. 1. Sugar-Coated. The role of sugar intake and cardiovascular disease development in the context of nutritional recommendations

    Author : Esther González-Padilla; Nutritionsepidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sugar intake; Added sugar; Free sugar; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Nutritional recommendations; Micronutrient dilution; Cardiovascular disease; Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness IMT ; Stroke; Swedish dietary guidelines; Mediterranean diet; Genetics; FGF21 gene; Nutritional epidemiology;

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  4. 2. Studies on the effects of thyroid hormone on cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism

    Author : Ylva Bonde; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Elevated plasma lipids, particularly cholesterol within low density lipoproteins, is an important risk factor for developing atherosclerosis which can cause angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Thyroid hormone (TH) has a strong influence on lipid metabolism and the aim of this thesis was to gain more insight into how TH modulates cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. READ MORE

  5. 3. Factors associated with preschool wheeze developing into school-age asthma

    Author : Idun Holmdahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Preschool wheeze affects one third of all toddlers up to the age of three years and half of the children before six years of age. Approximately one third of these children will develop asthma in school age, and several risk factors have been proposed. READ MORE