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Key Publications
August 30, 2007
Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Nature 2006;444:881-7
Despres JP, Lemieux I
Consult publication
Description
This is an excellent overview of our current understanding of the relationship between abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risk. It provides some provocative hypotheses and outlines the evidence in support of them.
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Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution
Cardiometabolic Risk
Metabolic Syndrome
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