Overview of Obesity: Genetic Basis and Medical Consequences

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors, including abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and elevated plasma glucose levels, that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Abdominal obesity is also one of five diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome. Recognizing that BMI is just one indicator of potential health risks associated with being overweight or obese.

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Professor Moushira Erfan Zaki,Professor de Genética Humana, Departamento de Antropologia Biológica, Divisão de Investigação Médica, Centro Nacional de Investigação, Egipto, mais de 80 publicações internacionais em Bioquímica Médica , Obesidade e Síndrome Metabólico