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Description for The Metabolic Syndrome
Hardcover. Linked to inactive lifestyle and obesity, the metabolic cyndrome can develop into type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. This book reviews lifestyle intervention and pharmacological treatment, offering a strategy for treatment in the daily clinic. Editor(s): Beck-Nielsen, Henning. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFGM; MJ; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
The metabolic syndrome is a common syndrome affecting about 20 % of the adult population in Europe, and probably the prevalence is of the same magnitude in other industrialised countries worldwide. It is mainly caused by western lifestyle resulting in abdominal obesity, but also a genetic predisposition plays a role. This syndrome, which is linked to leisure lifestyle and overeating/obesity, can develop into type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Therefore, proper treatment and prevention are heavily needed. This book discusses lifestyle intervention and treatment, specifically with pharmacological compounds, in order to formulate a strategy for treating the metabolic syndrome ... Read more
The metabolic syndrome is a common syndrome affecting about 20 % of the adult population in Europe, and probably the prevalence is of the same magnitude in other industrialised countries worldwide. It is mainly caused by western lifestyle resulting in abdominal obesity, but also a genetic predisposition plays a role. This syndrome, which is linked to leisure lifestyle and overeating/obesity, can develop into type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Therefore, proper treatment and prevention are heavily needed. This book discusses lifestyle intervention and treatment, specifically with pharmacological compounds, in order to formulate a strategy for treating the metabolic syndrome ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783709113301
SKU
V9783709113301
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Ref
99-15
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