Edited by Andrew J. Krentz and Nathan D. Wong. 313 pp., illustrated. New York, Informa Healthcare, 2007. $169.95. ISBN 978-0-8493-9373-0.
Few topics in medicine are as controversial as the metabolicsyndrome. Criticism of the term "syndrome," the lack of standardizedmethodology in the construction of diagnostic criteria proposedby different organizations, the debate about the role of obesityand insulin resistance, and discrepancies as to when and howthe syndrome should be treated are among the arguments surroundingthis topic. Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease providesinformation on these and other matters in an attractive way,introducing readers to the controversy. The book is entirelyaccessible, easy to read, and supplemented by summaries emphasizingthe most important aspects of each . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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