Elevated levels of c-reactive protein (CRP) are known to be associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in adults. A substantial prevalence of hyperinsulinaemia and elevated CRP levels have been shown in Indian young adults.
Research on function & role of micronutrients, phytochemicals, and antioxidants in chronic diseases (cardiovascular, metabolic, cancer, aging, neurodegenerative).
paradox that a high-fat, high–saturated fat diet is associated with diminished coronary artery disease progression in women with the metabolic syndrome, a condition that is epidemic in the United States. This paradox presents a challenge to differentiat
Overweight men and women assigned to drink fructose-sweetened beverages as 25% of their energy intake developed atherogenic lipid profiles in just two weeks; unlike glucose, fructose promotedatherogenic lioproprotein phenotypes and glucose intolerance/ins
MetSyn causes calories to be metabolized as triglycerides; healthy people store calories as glycogen for use by muscles. Exercise is most effective treatment against MetSyn.
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Men older than 50 with androgen deficiency are at a greater risk for all-cause mortality than their peers with age-appropriate testosterone, reported investigators here.
Close to one million adolescents in the U.S.—or four percent—are affected by a cluster of cardiac risk factors known as metabolic syndrome that is proven to lead to the early onset of diabetes or heart disease, according to a study published in the Au