Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome [electronic resource] / Peter W. F. Wilson.
Material type:
FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (37 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): ObesityOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
Title from title frames.
Contents: The effect of diabetes, obesity and overweight on risks for heart disease -- Framingham Heart Study analyses -- The effects in men and women -- Metabolic studies of new diabetes -- Population studies -- Metabolic risk factor abnormalities generally precede the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and contribute to the development of diabetes mellitus and accelerated atherosclerosis -- Differences in lipids and triglycerides -- Prevalence of the syndrome rises with age: increased risk of diabetes mellitus, subclinical vascular disease and clinical cardiovascular disease -- Risk for the development of vascular disease -- The European DECODE study -- The AFCAPS study -- Presence of the metabolic syndrome and increased levels of the inflammatory marker CRP may help to identify persons at higher risk of type 2 diabetes or vascular disease.
Access restricted to subscribers.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.