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The metabolic syndrome is characterized by diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and polycystic ovary syndrome. The lipid profiles of patient with metabolic syndrome is often characterized by the appearance of hypertrygliceridaemia and small, dense LDL-cholesterol, together with low HDL-cholesterol. Patients with these abnormalities
Thang S. Han, Michael E.J. Lean
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The metabolic syndrome (sometimes also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome) has been recognized since the late 1980s, arguably long before, and at the time of writing, there are at least five published definitions of it. Most recently the International Diabetes Federation has proposed ‘...
André C. Carpentier+2 more
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Prevention of disease rather than its alleviation or cure has always been the aim of healthcare professionals. While this goal has been achieved for many infectious diseases through improvements in hygiene and vaccination, as well as for acute deficiency diseases such as scurvy, less progress has been made with chronic diseases. These are increasing as
Gries Fa, Liebermeister H
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The "metabolic syndrome" (MetS) is a clustering of components that reflect overnutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and resultant excess adiposity. The MetS includes the clustering of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and elevated blood pressure and is associated with other comorbidities including the prothrombotic state, proinflammatory
Marc-Andre Cornier+8 more
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a range of chronic liver diseases that result from the accumulation of excess triglycerides in the liver, and which, in its early phases, is categorized NAFLD, or hepato-steatosis with pure fatty liver.
Elham Nazari+11 more
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Trends in the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the United States, 2011-2016.
This study uses US national survey data to characterize trends in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults in the US between 2011 and 2016.
G. Hirode, R. Wong
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Adipose tissue-resident T cells are known to regulate thermogenesis and energy expenditure. Here the authors report that deletion of mitochondria-localized protein DsbA-L in T cells promotes diet-induced thermogenesis via suppressing IFN-γ production.
Haiyan Zhou+13 more
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The Global Epidemic of the Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome, variously known also as syndrome X, insulin resistance, etc., is defined by WHO as a pathologic condition characterized by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
M. Saklayen
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Metabolic Syndrome and Sarcopenia
Skeletal muscle is a major organ of insulin-induced glucose metabolism. In addition, loss of muscle mass is closely linked to insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (Met-S).
H. Nishikawa+4 more
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan [PDF]
In this study, we aimed to assess levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in relation to metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Gorgan. The study group included 100 postmenopausal women who were referred to the different Health Centers in Gorgan ...
Marjani, A., Moghasemi, S.
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