Metabolic Syndrome

Links between metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance investigated

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 5th, 2005

Researchers examine the links between metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in a recent issue of Atherosclerosis.

"We have examined the cross-sectional relationship between insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, and hemostatic and inflammatory markers. We carried out the study in 2,722 non-diabetic men aged 60-79 years with no history of coronary heart disease or stroke and who were not on warfarin treatment, drawn from general practices in 24 British towns," scientists in England report.

"Insulin resistance (HONIA) was significantly associated with increased inflammatory markers: C-reactive protein (CRP), white cell count),...

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