Book Description:
Since cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease is the leading cause of death for adults in developed countries, many medical studies focus on treating or preventing heart disease and stroke. The metabolic syndrome, a collection of unhealthy body measurements and abnormal laboratory test results, may identify persons at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Aggressive lifestyle modification and possible use of medications to treat the conditions that make up the metabolic syndrome may reduce a person's chances of developing heart disease or stroke. This new book presents the latest research in the field from around the world.

Table of Contents:
Preface

Chapter I - Genetic Endocrinology of the Metabolic Syndrome: Networks of Genotype-Determined Feedback Loop Setpoints; pp. 1-63
(Santiago Rodríguez, Tom R Gaunt, Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Sabine Sonnenberg, and Ian N M Da)

Chapter II - Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Subjects: Amplifying Effect on Target Organ Damage; pp. 65-87
(Giuseppe Mule, Giovanni Cerasola, Dipartimenti di Medicina Interna, University di Palermo, Italy)

Chapter III - Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and its relation to risks for Cardiovascular Disease; pp. 89-103
(Zhijie Yu, Gang Hu, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, National Public Health Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)

Chapter IV - Associations between Carbohydrate Intake and risk for Coronary Heart Disease, Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome; pp. 105-119
(Maria Luz Fernandez, University of Connecticut, Marcela Vergara Jimenez, University Autonoma de Sinaloa, Mexico)

Chapter V - Diets for Weight Reduction in Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Guidelines, The Popular Diets and the Special Dietary Interventions; pp. 121-151
(Annie Ferland, Paul Poirier, University Laval, Canada)

Chapter VI - Therapeutic Lifestyle Change to Reduce Metabolic Syndrome: Focus on Exercise; pp. 153-170
(David Alexander Leaf, Greater Los Angeles V.A. Healthcare System, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, California, Ronald W. Deitrick, University of Scranton, Pennyslvania, Nancy D. Harada, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, V.A. Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, California)

Chapter VII - The Emerging Role of Inflammatory Markers in the Metabolic Syndrome; pp. 171-190
(Ali A. Rizvi, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia)

Chapter VIII - Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Weight Management; pp. 191-224
(Jian Huang, Donna Carden, Louisiana State University, USA)

Chapter IX - Comparing the Definitions of WHO and ATPIII Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in School Children; pp. 225-233
(V. Hirschler, Durand Hospital, Argentina, C. Aranda, G. Maccalini, Durand Hospital, Argentina)

Index