Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease
By: T. Barry Levine, Arlene B. Levine
Contributors: Levine, Arlene B.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9781405195751
Subjects: Etiology; Prevention & control; Cardiovascular Diseases; Metabolic Syndrome X.; Risk Factors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The metabolic syndrome : a relevant concept?; title: Mitochondria; title: Telomeres; title: The FoxO transcription factors and sirtuins; title: Insulin and insulin-like growth factor; title: Oxidative stress; title: Mental stress; title: Sleep; title: Inflammation; title: Adipose tissue and overweight; title: Weight loss and diet; title: Skeletal muscle and exercise; title: Lipids, atherogenic dyslipidemia, and therapy; title: The endothelium, cardiovascular disease, and therapy; title: Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and therapy.