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The Metabolic Syndrome

The Lancet, 2005
The metabolic syndrome is a common metabolic disorder that results from the increasing prevalence of obesity. The disorder is defined in various ways, but in the near future a new definition(s) will be applicable worldwide. The pathophysiology seems to be largely attributable to insulin resistance with excessive flux of fatty acids implicated.
Paul Zimmet   +2 more
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The metabolic syndrome

Current Opinion in Lipidology, 2004
This article provides an overview of the metabolic syndrome, a collection of cardiovascular risk factors that denote a high-risk, multifactorial,adverse cardiovascular state, which is largely the result of obesity and resulting insulin resistance. Treatment for the metabolic syndrome should be focused primarily on modifying lifestyle,with reduction of ...
Fahmy W F Hanna, Richard H. Neary
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