Evaluation of metabolic syndrome in adults of Talca city, Chile

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective-</p> <p>Insulin resistance (IR) is an important risk factor for type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a clustering of metabolic alterations associated to IR; however, there is no internat...

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Main Authors: Moore-Carrasco Rodrigo, Arredondo Miguel, Diaz Nora, Icaza Gloria, Leiva Elba, Mujica Veronica, Orrego Roxana, Vásquez Marcela, Palomo Ivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/7/1/14