The Blood Cholesterol Expert Panel (Expert Panel) was originally convened as the Expert
Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult�…

This statement examines the cardiovascular complications of diabetes mellitus and
considers opportunities for their prevention. These complications include coronary heart�…

The CLOCK transcription factor is a key component of the molecular circadian clock within
pacemaker neurons of the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus. We found that�…

Obesity is becoming a global epidemic in both children and adults. It is associated with
numerous comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes�…

The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has dramatically increased.
There may be vulnerable periods for weight gain during childhood and adolescence that�…

The purpose of this report is to provide revised standards and guidelines for the exercise
testing and training of individuals who are free from clinical manifestations of cardiovascular�…

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have
each published guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention: The ADA has issued�…

Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this�…

A cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, which occur
together more often than by chance alone, have become known as the metabolic syndrome�…

The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously�…