Overview
In the United States, 40 to 45% of those over 60 years of age have the metabolic syndrome (1,2,3), and this percentage, based on estimates of the increasing prevalence ofexcess body weight and the more comprehensive diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, is likely to exceed 60% in newer survey analyses. Children and adolescents, too, are being affected by the metabolic syndrome, in parallel with the increasing prevalence of overweight in young people, now estimated to include 16% of those age 6 to 19 years. Clinicians see with increasing frequency that routine office visits demonstrate the meta bolic syndrome, a constellation of discrete but closely related metabolic disturbances indicative of increased risk for (or presence of) cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. All estimates suggest the increasing impactof the metabolic syndrome on mortality and morbidity (4). Our aim in developing this new synthesis and analysis of the metabolic syndrome has been to bring together the viewpoints of the epidemiologists, the physiologists, the molecular biologists/biochemists, and the clinicians toward understanding the current state ofknowledge ofboth the causes and the consequences of the metabolic syndrome. These writers aim to stimulate new thinking concerning underlying mechanisms and to encourage heightened efforts to develop new therapeutics, potentially targeting uniquely intersecting pathways or points of intervention. This book is an extended call to action to slow or halt the rising tide of the metabolic syndrome (5).
Full Product Details
Author: Barbara C. Hansen ,
George A. Bray
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Edition: 2008 ed.
Volume: v. 24
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.078kg
ISBN: 9781588297389
ISBN 10: 1588297381
Pages: 402
Publication Date: 18 January 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
From the reviews: This book presents a balanced view of the controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome and supplies the reader with a detailed account of the key issues that divide the various camps. ! is an admirable collection of scientifically focused and up-to-date views of the current thinking on the metabolic syndrome. It can be recommended for scientists working in this field as well as for clinicians who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this complex syndrome. (Arne Astrup, The New England Journal of Medicine, July, 2008) This book covers three major perspective of the metabolic syndrome ! . this book is written for an endocrinology audience and anyone who has a strong interest in the link between the basic science of insulin resistance and the clinical manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Practitioners will find useful information about the underlying mechanisms of the disease as well as an overview of treatment approaches. ! This is a high quality review of insulin resistance targeted at endocrinologists and basic scientists. (Matthew J. Sorrentino, Doody's Review Service, November, 2008)
From the reviews: This book presents a balanced view of the controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome and supplies the reader with a detailed account of the key issues that divide the various camps. ... is an admirable collection of scientifically focused and up-to-date views of the current thinking on the metabolic syndrome. It can be recommended for scientists working in this field as well as for clinicians who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this complex syndrome. (Arne Astrup, The New England Journal of Medicine, July, 2008) This book covers three major perspective of the metabolic syndrome ... . this book is written for an endocrinology audience and anyone who has a strong interest in the link between the basic science of insulin resistance and the clinical manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Practitioners will find useful information about the underlying mechanisms of the disease as well as an overview of treatment approaches. ... This is a high quality review of insulin resistance targeted at endocrinologists and basic scientists. (Matthew J. Sorrentino, Doody's Review Service, November, 2008)
From the reviews: <p> This book presents a balanced view of the controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome and supplies the reader with a detailed account of the key issues that divide the various camps. a ] is an admirable collection of scientifically focused and up-to-date views of the current thinking on the metabolic syndrome. It can be recommended for scientists working in this field as well as for clinicians who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this complex syndrome. (Arne Astrup, The New England Journal of Medicine, July, 2008) <p> This book covers three major perspective of the metabolic syndrome a ] . this book is written for an endocrinology audience and anyone who has a strong interest in the link between the basic science of insulin resistance and the clinical manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Practitioners will find useful information about the underlying mechanisms of the disease as well as an overview of treatment approaches. a ] This is a high quality review of insulin resistance targeted at endocrinologists and basic scientists. (Matthew J. Sorrentino, Doodya (TM)s Review Service, November, 2008)
