The metabolic syndrome

Volume: 365, Issue: 9710, Pages: 181 - 183
Published: Dec 3, 2005
Abstract
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. A proinflammatory state probably contributes to the syndrome. The increased risk for type 2 diabetes...
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Title
The metabolic syndrome
Published Date
Dec 3, 2005
Journal
Volume
365
Issue
9710
Pages
181 - 183
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