For many years, the dogma has been that insulin resistance precedes the development of
hyperinsulinemia. However, recent data suggest a reverse order and place …

In most developed countries, coronary artery disease (CAD), mostly caused by
atherosclerosis of coronary arteries, is one of the primary causes of death. From 1990s to …

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

Background Although it is generally accepted that lowering elevated serum levels of low-
density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients with coronary heart disease is beneficial …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a clustering of risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus and
cardiovascular disease, has been associated with cognitive dysfunction and brain …

The term “metabolic syndrome” refers to a clustering of specific cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factors whose underlying pathophysiology is thought to be related to insulin …

The concept of the metabolic syndrome has now been in existence for several decades;
however, it has only been since some agreement on definitions of the syndrome was …

Many studies have shown that hyperinsulinemia and/or insulin resistance are related to
various metabolic and physiological disorders including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and …

Context: Metabolic risk conferred by adiposity may be due to associated risk factor
clustering. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess risk for diabetes or …

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is commonly associated with hypertrigly-
ceridaemia, low serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations, hypertension, obesity and …