Hormonal
Elevated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in men are critically correlated with abdominal adipose tissue accumulation (visceral fat) and total body fat mass, rather than plasma lipoprotein-lipid profiles.
If you are a man with high C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), your body fat distribution matters more than your cholesterol numbers. Specifically, reducing abdominal (visceral) fat is the most effective way to lower CRP levels. Focus on reducing belly fat through lifestyle changes, as this drives the inflammatory response more than lipid levels do.
These results suggest that obesity and abdominal AT accumulation are the critical correlates of elevated plasma CRP levels found in men with atherogenic dyslipidemia of the insulin resistance syndrome.
Why this rating
Observational cross-sectional study with a large sample size (n=159) and rigorous measurement of visceral fat via CT, but causality is not definitively proven.
Source
Elevated C-Reactive Protein
Isabelle Lemieux et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2001
DOI 10.1161/01.atv.21.6.961
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