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The American Epidemic: Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome: What's Your Risk? Prescription for Prevention

The American Epidemic: Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome: What's Your Risk? Prescription for Prevention


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The current epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes will lead to a new epidemic of heart disease in the United States and throughout the world. This epidemic in diabetes and heart disease will have an unprecedented effect on global health care not only in terms of the burden of illness but also in total economic costs measured in billions of dollars. The metabolic syndrome is a silent killer. It is known as the "Deadly Quartet." Many individuals do not realize that they have this condition and many physicians do not treat it as aggressively as it requires. It is characterized by a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that include glucose intolerance, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and low HDL (good cholesterol). Metabolic syndrome is usually associated with obesity but lean individuals can also have the illness. This is particularly true for certain ethnic groups such as Asians. In Western society most individuals have obesity. It is the forerunner to diabetes because if it is left unchecked the metabolic syndrome is the central metabolic disturbance for all diabetic individuals. What's most devastating about the illness is that the more abnormal metabolic parameters of the syndrome that the person has, the greater than chance of heart disease and stroke. The person with four or more components of the syndrome has a greater than 5-fold chance for heart disease or stroke compared to a person without the disease. Although the precise reason for the global epidemic of obesity and Metabolic Syndrome has not been established, most experts agree that the interplay of genetic abnormalities and environmental factors are the major contributors. The consumption of a high calorie diet, rich in refined food and associated with decreased levels of physical activity, is largely responsible. Medical research conclusively identifies obesity and metabolic syndrome as inflammatory states. One can measure the degree of inflammation in the body by routine blood tests such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and the white blood cell count. Inflammation and a heightened immune system are definite contributors to atherosclerosis - the substrate for heart attacks and stroke.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781418446031
  • Publisher: Authorhouse
  • Publisher Imprint: AuthorHouse
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome: What's Your Risk? Prescription for Prevention
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1418446033
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 412 gr


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