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The Metabolic Syndrome. Epidemiology, Clinical Treatment, and Underlying Mechanisms.
. Ed(S): Hansen, Barbara C.; Bray, George A.
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Hardback. With an extraordinary need for early intervention and prevention to slow or halt its progression, Metabolic Syndrome is one of the most challenging health problems. This book stimulate fresh thinking concerning underlying mechanisms and encourages heightened efforts to develop new therapeutics, potentially targeting uniquely intersecting pathways. Editor(s): Hansen, Barbara C.; Bray, George A. Series: Contemporary Endocrinology. Num Pages: 414 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFGM; MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1074.
In the United States, 40 to 45% of those over 60 years of age have the metabolic syndrome (1,2,3), and this percentage, based on estimates of the increasing prevalence ofexcess body weight and the more comprehensive diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, is likely to exceed 60% in newer survey analyses. Children and adolescents, too, are being affected by the metabolic syndrome, in parallel with the increasing prevalence of overweight in young people, now estimated to include 16% of those age 6 to 19 years. Clinicians see with increasing frequency that routine office visits demonstrate the meta bolic syndrome, a constellation ... Read more
In the United States, 40 to 45% of those over 60 years of age have the metabolic syndrome (1,2,3), and this percentage, based on estimates of the increasing prevalence ofexcess body weight and the more comprehensive diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, is likely to exceed 60% in newer survey analyses. Children and adolescents, too, are being affected by the metabolic syndrome, in parallel with the increasing prevalence of overweight in young people, now estimated to include 16% of those age 6 to 19 years. Clinicians see with increasing frequency that routine office visits demonstrate the meta bolic syndrome, a constellation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Endocrinology
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781588297389
SKU
V9781588297389
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Reviews for The Metabolic Syndrome. Epidemiology, Clinical Treatment, and Underlying Mechanisms.
From the reviews: "This book presents a balanced view of the controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome and supplies the reader with a detailed account of the key issues that divide the various camps. … is an admirable collection of scientifically focused and up-to-date views of the current thinking on the metabolic syndrome. It can be ... Read more