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Metabolic Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Robert H. Eckel (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8104-4
Hardcover
264 pages
December 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Outlines and addresses the metabolic factors and related diseases that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD)

  • Includes brief introductions to metabolic pathways including lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, macronutrient fuel partitioning, insulin action and body weight regulation

  • Addresses mechanisms that relate to becoming obese, maintenance of the obese state, the dyslipidemias, and glucose intolerance/diabetes

  • Covers the importance of interventions that reduce metabolic risk factors and CVD

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