Methods for assessment, eg., anthropometric indicators and imaging techniques, of several
phenotypes of human obesity, with special reference to abdominal fat content, have been …

454 The Journal of Clinical Investigation| August 2000| Volume 106| Number 4 uptake and
storage by adipocytes, such as those for hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL)(9), lipoprotein …

Abstract Background The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, a simple surrogate estimate of
insulin resistance, has been demonstrated to predict cardiovascular (CV) disease morbidity …

Sedentary life style and high calorie dietary habits are prominent leading cause of metabolic
syndrome in modern world. Obesity plays a central role in occurrence of various diseases …

The main etiology for mortality and a great percent of morbidity in patients with diabetes
mellitus is atherosclerosis. A hypothesis for the initial lesion of atherosclerosis is endothelial …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by fasting hyperglycaemia and a high risk of
atherothrombotic disorders affecting the coronary, cerebral and peripheral arterial trees. The …

ContextIncreased risk for cardiovascular disease in persons with glucose intolerance
(impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus) is not fully explained by …

Aim: The intent of this review is to critically analyze the scientific evidence on the role of the
glycemic index in chronic Western disease and to discuss the utility of the glycemic index in …

Obese patients are at risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases, which can in part
be explained by disturbances in the haemostatic and fibrinolytic systems. Indeed, obese …

Obesity is the central promoter of the metabolic syndrome which also includes disturbed
fibrinolysis in addition to hypertension, dyslipidaemia and impaired glucose tolerance/type 2 …