- ►oxfordjournals.org P Campos, A Saguy, P Ernsberger, E Oliver, G Gaesser - International Journal of …, 2006 - IEA National and international health organizations have focused increasingly on a perceived obesity
epidemic said to pose drastic threats to public health. Indeed, some medical experts have gone
so far as to predict that growing body mass will halt and perhaps even reverse the ... Cited by 103 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
LA Jaber, MB Brown, A Hammad, Q Zhu, WH … - Diabetes Care, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—The age-adjusted prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 23% (95% CI
19–26%) by the ATP III definition and 28% (24–32%) by the WHO definition. Although the prevalence
increased significantly with age and BMI in both sexes by both definitions, differences in ... Cited by 71 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org JM Fernández-Real, A Castro, G Vázquez, R … - Diabetes Care, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—Adiponectin has been proposed to play important roles in the regulation of energy
homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. In experimental studies, adiponectin has also been found
to inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Decreased adiponectin levels have ... Cited by 69 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
GA Bray, CM Champagne - Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004 - Elsevier The Metabolic Syndrome encompasses a set of laboratory and physical findings, including central
adiposity, insulin resistance, hypertension, high triglycerides, and low HDL-cholesterol and several
abnormalities in clotting and inflammatory markers. Using the definition provided by the ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org C Lara-Castro, WT Garvey - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2004 - Endocrine Soc Insulin resistance is a central pathogenic factor for the metabolic syndrome and is associated
with both generalized obesity and the accumulation of fat in the omental and intramyocellular
compartments. In the context of the current obesity epidemic, it is imperative to consider ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
G Wilcox - Clinical Biochemist Reviews, 2005 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov As obesity and diabetes reach epidemic proportions in the developed world, the role of insulin
resistance and its consequences are gaining prominence. Understanding the role of insulin in
wide-ranging physiological processes and the influences on its synthesis and secretion, ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - All 7 versions
A Wagh, NJ Stone - Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com The metabolic syndrome is intended to identify patients who have increased risk of diabetes
and/or a cardiac event due to the deleterious effects of weight gain, sedentary lifestyle, and/or
an atherogenic diet. The National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 5 versions
K Shiwaku, E Anuurad, B Enkhmaa, A Nogi, K … - Diabetes research and …, 2005 - Elsevier Mongolians of both genders had significantly higher values for all anthropometric measurements
than did the Japanese. The Japanese anthropometric measurements showed the highest correlation
coefficient of the area under the curve (AUC) from an ROC analysis for HDL-C and ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 8 versions
T McLaughlin, F Abbasi, C Lamendola, G … - Archives of Internal …, 2007 - Am Med Assoc Results Insulin sensitivity varied 6-fold. When compared with the most insulin-sensitive third,
the most insulin-resistant third of the population had significantly higher (P<.001) systolic and
diastolic blood pressure (139 ± 20 vs 123 ± 18 mm Hg, and 83 ± 3 vs 75 ± 10 mm Hg, ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
R McPherson, PH Jones - Current Opinion in Lipidology, 2003 - journals.lww.com Much of the increased coronary heart disease risk in obese individuals [1] is mediated by an
increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, elevated plasma triglycerides
and low HDL cholesterol [2] . T2DM is characterized by progressive resistance to the ... Cited by 23 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
