Excess body weight (overweight and obesity) is currently recognized as one of the most
important challenges of public health in the world, given its size, speed of growth and the …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is a chronic disease, and for treatment to
succeed, it is necessary to harmonize the mental health of the patient with the environment …

Background: This paper describes the health and economic burden of cardiovascular
diseases (CVD) in Mexico and other mega-countries through a review of literature and …

RESUMEN es reconocido actualmente como uno de los retos más importantes de salud
pública en el mundo, dada su magnitud, la rapidez de su incremento y el efecto negativo …

Objective To examine the association between thyroid function and the components of the
metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in an Hispanic population. Design Cross …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of lipid abnormalities found in the Mexican
National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANut 2006). MATERIAL AND METHODS …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and other
cardiovascular risk factors in three national health surveys (1993, 2000 and 2006) …

Background Chronic diseases (CD) are a public health emergency in Mexico. Despite
concern regarding the financial burden of CDs in the country, economic studies have …

ObjectiveThe objective of the current work was to determine the association between food
insecurity and frailty in older adults, within the context of a country with accelerated ageing …

Aim: To evaluate if the TG/HDL-C index can be considered as a reference criterion of MetS
and low insulin sensitivity in apparently healthy subjects. Methods: The subjects were …