The Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice

• Main Author: Mittal, Satish (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Cardiology.; Diabetes.; Metabolic diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Metabolic Diseases.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

One-third of adults in the US and an alarming proportion of children have the metabolic syndrome and as such it represents a global public health problem. There has been an abundance of research dedicated to understanding the pathophysiology, epidemiology and therapeutic strategies of metabolic synd...

Table of Contents:

• Components of Metabolic Syndrome
• Pathogenesis of the Metabolic Syndrome
• Clinical Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome
• Consequences of the Metabolic Syndrome
• Clinical Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
• The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.