Context: To meet the worldwide challenge of emerging diabetes, accessible and inexpensive
tests to identify insulin resistance are needed. Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and …

Background: Because the insulin test is expensive and is not available in most laboratories
in the cities of undeveloped countries, we tested whether the product of fasting triglycerides …

Obesity is a public health problem that has reached epidemic proportions with an increasing
worldwide prevalence. The global emergence of obesity increases the risk of developing …

Background Cytokines are involved in the development of metabolic abnormalities that may
result in metabolic syndrome (MetS). Since curcumin has shown anti-inflammatory properties…

Background Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a key inflammatory mediator and its reduction
is a therapeutic target in several inflammatory diseases. Curcumin, a bioactive polyphenol …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disease characterized by excess
lipid deposition in the hepatic tissue and subsequent oxidative and inflammatory damage. …

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common hepatic
diseases in the general adult population. Dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, and insulin resistance …

Introduction Curcuminoids have been shown to reduce glycemia and related complications
in diabetes. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of curcuminoids plus piperine …

The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of curcuminoids supplementation
on circulating concentrations of IL-6 in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The search …

Background and Aims Although the Glucose and Triglyceride levels (TyG) index is useful for
identification of insulin resistance (IR) in different ethnic groups, it has not been evaluated in …