Metabolic Syndrome: Epidemiology, Clinical Treatment, and Underlying Mechanisms
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From: Alan S on 17 Jul 2008 02:56 Another one from today's NEJM, unfortunately I can only access the first 100 words: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/359/3/322?query=TOC The Metabolic Syndrome: Epidemiology, Clinical Treatment, and Underlying Mechanisms (Contemporary Endocrinology.) Edited by Barbara Caleen Hansen and George A. Bray. 401 pp., illustrated. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2008. $149. ISBN 978-1-58829-738-9. According to population studies, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the United States among people over 60 years of age is approximately 45%, and the newest surveys suggest that this figure is now closer to 60%. The more than 3 million hits on Google and more than 11,000 publications registered in PubMed that result from a search for the term "metabolic syndrome" are an indication of the high level of interest in this disorder. The current task is to obtain a better understanding of how the individual components of the metabolic syndrome — hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, insulin resistance, and abdominal . . . Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Red Fort, Agra)
From: GysdeJongh on 17 Jul 2008 07:14 "Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:i5rt74hk5qmni4rsfq2lu4e97cuk15vr1q(a)4ax.com... > Another one from today's NEJM, unfortunately I can only > access the first 100 words: Hi Alan, this is a book review in the NEJM; not a research article hth Gys
From: Alan S on 17 Jul 2008 09:25
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:14:02 +0200, "GysdeJongh" <jongh711(a)planet.nl> wrote: >"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:i5rt74hk5qmni4rsfq2lu4e97cuk15vr1q(a)4ax.com... >> Another one from today's NEJM, unfortunately I can only >> access the first 100 words: > >Hi Alan, >this is a book review in the NEJM; not a research article > >hth >Gys > Agreed. Did you notice the other book review on diabetes? I didn't bother posting it, the contents showed almost no mention of diet. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Red Fort, Agra) |