New Translational Insights on Metabolic Syndrome: Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes and Beyond

• Main Author: Camille M. Balarini (auth)
• Other Authors: Valdir A. Braga (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; metabolic syndrome; Hypertension; Obesity; Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; diabetes
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) can be considered as a clustering of several risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, which could lead to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). There are several underlying causes for MetS including overweight...