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Adipocytokines, Metabolic Syndrome, and Exercise

Year: 2014

Type: editorial

Abstract: License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for about one-third of deaths in developed countries and contributes to substantial health care costs [1]. Even in developing nations, cardiovas-cular disease is on the rise, especially in urban areas [2]. Increased central adiposity is associated with a clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including eleva-tion in fasting triglycerides and glucose, increased resting blood pressure, and decreased levels of fasting high density lipoproteins. This clustering of risk factors is termed the “metabolic syndrome ” [3]. Increased visceral adipose tissue is integral to development ofmetabolic syndrome and increases risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease complications, cancer, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, andmortality [4–

Source: International Journal of Endocrinology

DOI: 10.1155/2014/597162

Authors: Philip D. Chilibeck, Faustino R. Pérez-López, Peter F. Bodary, Eun Seok Kang, Justin Y. Jeon

Institutions: University of Saskatchewan, Universidad de Zaragoza, University of Michigan, Yonsei University, Severance Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,830