strongly with insulin resistance. Excess upper body fat can accumulate either
intraperitoneally (visceral fat) or subcutaneously. Many investigators claim that excess�…

The initial Guide to the Primary Prevention of Cardiovas-cular Diseases was published in
1997 as an aid to healthcare professionals and their patients without established coronary�…

Abstract The “metabolic syndrome”(MetS) is a clustering of components that reflect
overnutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and resultant excess adiposity. The MetS includes the�…

The goals of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association
(AHA) are to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); improve the management of people�…

Objective: This report examines what is known about the relationship between obesity and
type 2 diabetes and how future research in these areas might be directed to benefit�…

This document presents guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary
and other lifestyle practices. Since the previous publication of these guidelines by the�…

Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on
established and emerging risk factors for stroke to provide evidence-based�…

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 metabolic syndrome is a common metabolic disorder that results from the increasing
prevalence of obesity. The disorder is defined in various ways, but in the near future a new�…

Background High triglyceride levels are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but
whether reductions in these levels would lower the incidence of cardiovascular events is�…