Insulin resistance syndrome (metabolic syndrome) and obesity in Asian Indians: Evidence and implications

Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 482-491

  Misra, Anoop ^a   Vikram, Naval K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Asian Indians; Coronary heart disease; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hypertriglyceridemia; Insulin resistance syndrome; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIA; INDIAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 1842647220     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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