Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome / Peter W. F. Wilson.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Peter W. F., speaker, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment.

Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (37 min.)) : color, sound.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

1236 Henry Stewart Talks

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.