SFAs do not impair endothelial function and arterial stiffness.PDF

SFAs do not impair endothelial function and arterial stiffness1–3 Thomas AB Sanders, Fiona J Lewis, Louise M Goff, and Philip J Chowienczyk on behalf of the RISCK Study Group ABSTRACT the endothelium in response to an increase in shear stress. Insulin Background: It is uncertain whether saturated fatty acids (SFAs) resistance has been shown to be associated with impaired endo- impair endothelial function and contribute to arterial stiffening. thelial function (5), and there is a clos