MB Snijder, RM Van Dam, M Visser, JC Seidell - International journal of …, 2006 - IEA Since the 1950s it has been recognized that apart from overall obesity the distribution of body
fat can influence disease risk. 5 In particular an abdominal fat distribution is associated with metabolic
disturbances and increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In the ... Cited by 90 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
A Misra, R Misra, M Wijesuriya, D Banerjee - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2007 - medind.nic.in The metabolic syndrome is a crucial factor in causation of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
coronary heart disease (CHD) in South Asians. Approximately 20-25 per cent of urban South
Asians have evidence of the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, insulin resistance was ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►endojournals.org A Misra, L Khurana - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2008 - Endocrine Soc Evidence Synthesis: With improvement in economic situation in developing countries, increasing
prevalence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome is seen in adults and particularly in
children. The main causes are increasing urbanization, nutrition transition, and reduced ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 4 versions
OA Mojiminiyi, NA Abdella, M Al Arouj, AB … - International journal of …, 2006 - nature.com Obesity and the metabolic syndrome have emerged as clinical and public health crises in many
populations, but not all obese patients have the syndrome. As adipocytes produce several adipokines
that modulate insulin action as well as glucose and lipid metabolism, we postulate that ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
HLY Chan, HJ de Silva, NWY Leung, SG Lim, … - … of Gastroenterology & …, 2007 - pt.wkhealth.com Evidence-based management guidelines for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are lacking
in the Asia-Pacific region or elsewhere. This review reports the results of a systematic literature
search and expert opinions. The Asia-Pacific Working Party on NAFLD (APWP-NAFLD) ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
SC Smith Jr, D Haslam - Current Medical Research and Opinion …, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Objective: Abdominal obesity, measured by waist circumference (WC), is a more accurate predictor
of cardiometabolic risk than general obesity measured by body mass index (BMI). The 'Shape
of the Nations' survey was performed to assess knowledge and understanding of the ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
NK Vikram, A Misra, RM Pandey, K Luthra, JS Wasir, V … - Atherosclerosis, 2006 - Elsevier We analyzed clinical, anthropometric (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC]) and
laboratory (fasting blood glucose [FBG], lipids and fasting serum insulin) data from 793 subjects
(401 males and 392 females) aged 14–19 years randomly selected from Epidemiological ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - All 20 versions
C Shanghai - Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int, 2007 - hbpdint.com BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as conventionally recognized, is
a metabolic disorder largely confined to residents of affluent industrialized Western
countries. However, obesity and insulin resistance are not restricted to the West, as ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - Cached - All 4 versions
- ►nutrociencia.com.br [PDF] A Misra, L Khurana, NK Vikram, A Goel, JS Wasir - Nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier There is a need for an integrated definition of the metabolic syndrome in children and
adolescents, taking cognizance of the ethnic-specific variations. Obesity and body fat patterning
are important determinants of insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in children ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - All 24 versions
D Banerjee, A Misra - International Journal of Obesity, 2007 - nature.com The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important tool that identifies populations at increased risk
for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes, targeting them for preventive
measures. The criteria for the identification of the MetS were initially constructed from data ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
