- ►drclaudiaanrig.com [PDF] RH Eckel, SM Grundy, PZ Zimmet - The Lancet, 2005 - Elsevier 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 ... Cited by 1560 - Related articles - All 41 versions
GA Bray, T Bellanger - Endocrine, 2006 - Springer Obesity has been described as an epidemic because of the rapid increase in the
number of overweight and obese individuals over the past 20 yr. This increasing
preva- lence of obesity is a worldwide phenomenon affect- ing both children ... Cited by 110 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►endojournals.org JB Meigs, PWF Wilson, CS Fox, RS Vasan, DM … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2006 - Endocrine Soc Objective: The objective of this study was to assess risk for diabetes or
cardiovascular disease (CVD) stratified by body mass index (BMI) and the
presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) or insulin resistance (IR). Cited by 68 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org E Ferrannini - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2007 - Endocrine Soc The other day I saw Mrs. RG, admitted for shortness of breath and fatigue. "A
lady of 59," recited the young intern, "has had type 2 diabetes for 15 yr,
treated with metformin plus glibenclamide, and hypertension, ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
JA Rull, CA Aguilar-Salinas, R Rojas, JM Rios … - Archives of medical research, 2005 - Elsevier The epidemiology of diabetes in Mexico is reviewed. In less than four decades,
diabetes has become the main health problem in Mexico. It is the principal cause
of death in women and the second among men since the year 2000. It is the ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 13 versions
- ►nursing2008.com N Sattar - Current opinion in lipidology, 2006 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review: Many studies have recommended use of metabolic syndrome as an
'alternative' means to assess vascular disease risk, but few have been rigorous,
leading to confusion amongst physicians regarding risk screening. This ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
AE Sumner, CC Cowie - Atherosclerosis, 2008 - Elsevier The Metabolic Syndrome is used to predict the onset of coronary artery disease
and Type 2 diabetes. As the predictive value of the Metabolic Syndrome has been
challenged, alternative syndromes have been developed. All of these ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - All 46 versions
- ►idfbridges.org [PDF] MC Seidel, RO Powell, JC Zgibor, LM … - Diabetes Care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—A marked decline in weight (46.4% lost ≥5% and 26.1% lost ≥7%) was
observed in individuals after completion of the intervention. Of these subjects,
87.5% (n = 28) and 66.7% (n = 12) sustained the 5% and 7% reduction, ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►endojournals.org JL Rosenzweig, E Ferrannini, SM Grundy, SM … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2008 - Endocrine Soc Conclusions: Healthcare providers should incorporate into their practice
concrete measures to reduce the risk of developing CVD and T2DM. These include
the regular screening and identification of patients at metabolic risk (at ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 5 versions
