Metabolic Syndrome

Role of abnormal muscle, fat, liver in common disorder explored

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 26th, 2004

Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of health symptoms, including obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance, puts one in four Americans at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Although a common disorder affecting upwards of 60 million Americans, the syndrome is not completely understood by scientists.

Now, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School Medicine and the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, have identified specific tissue sites within the body where abnormal cells lead to metabolic syndrome. Their studies offer the potential for future treatment that can be targeted directly to abnormal tissue.

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