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Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution

Key Publications November 20, 2008

The battle against obesity-attacking physical inactivity as a primary means of defense.

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 2008;4:548-9

Hawley JA, Dunstan DW

Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications November 19, 2008

The metabolic syndrome in hypertension: European society of hypertension position statement.

J Hypertens 2008;26:1891-900

Redon J, Cifkova R, Laurent S et al.

Hypertension

Key Publications November 19, 2008

Intravenous lipid and heparin infusion-induced elevation in free fatty acids and triglycerides modifies circulating androgen levels in women: a randomized, controlled trial.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:3900-6

Mai K, Bobbert T, Reinecke F et al.

Steroid Hormones

Key Publications November 18, 2008

Baseline serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D is predictive of future glycemic status and insulin resistance: the Medical Research Council Ely Prospective Study 1990-2000.

Diabetes 2008;57:2619-25

Forouhi NG, Luan J, Cooper A, Boucher BJ, Wareham NJ

Diabetes

Key Publications November 18, 2008

Physical activity and insulin sensitivity: the RISC study.

Diabetes 2008;57:2613-8

Balkau B, Mhamdi L, Oppert JM et al.

Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications November 17, 2008

The concept of cardiometabolic risk: Bridging the fields of diabetology and cardiology.

Ann Med;40:514-23

Després JP, Cartier A, Côté M, Arsenault BJ

Cardiometabolic Risk

Key Publications November 17, 2008

Usefulness of fasting plasma glucose to predict mortality or coronary heart disease in persons > or = 60 years of age without diabetes mellitus or in those with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (from The Dubbo Study).

Am J Cardiol 2008;102:831-4

Simons LA, Simons J, Friedlander Y, McCallum J

Diabetes

Key Publications November 16, 2008

The use of high-sensitivity assays for C-reactive protein in clinical practice.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2008;5:621-35

Musunuru K, Kral BG, Blumenthal RS et al.

Inflammation

Key Publications November 16, 2008

Effect of weight loss on markers of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism in the metabolic syndrome.

Eur J Clin Invest 2008;38:743-51

Chan DC, Watts GF, Ng TW, Yamashita S, Barrett PH

Lipids/Lipoproteins

Key Publications November 15, 2008

Elevated CRP levels are associated with increased carotid atherosclerosis independent of visceral obesity.

Atherosclerosis 2008;200:417-23

Alizadeh Dehnavi R, de Roos A, Rabelink TJ et al.