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Investigators at University of Paris have published new data on gastroenterology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 20th, 2009

"Increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been related to both lung function impairment and metabolic syndrome. Data on the relationship between lung function and metabolic syndrome are sparse," scientists writing in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine report.

"To investigate risk for lung function impairment according to metabolic syndrome traits. This cross-sectional population-based study included 121,965 men and women examined at the Paris Investigations Preventives et Cliniques Center between 1999 and 2006. The lower limit of normal was used to define lung function impairment (FEV1 or FVC < lower limit of...

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