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Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality
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Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality

by  Karolinska Institutet Credit: N. Akawi et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021 Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known as ceramides can be associated with a ten-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Treatment with liraglutide could keep the ceramide levels in...