Researchers from Columbia University detail new studies and findings in the area of insulin resistance risk factors

Fresh data on insulin resistance are presented in the report 'Does insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, or a sex hormone alteration underlie the metabolic syndrome' Studies in women.' "Insulin resistance, obesity, and a sex hormone alteration have each been suggested as the underlying link for the constellation of risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) commonly referred to as the metabolic syndrome or the insulin resistance syndrome. In an attempt to identify in women which of these variables is the most likely link, insulin, adiposity variables, sex hormones, and risk factors for MI were measured and their relationships analyzed statistically in 58 premenopausal and 20...

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