Obesity: a major component of the metabolic syndrome

Tex Heart Inst J. 2005;32(3):387-9.

Author

Richard W Nesto¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA. Richard.W.Nesto@lahey.org

PMID: 16392226
PMCID: PMC1336716

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Humans
Insulin Resistance / physiology
Metabolic Syndrome / blood
Metabolic Syndrome / etiology*
Obesity / blood
Obesity / complications*
Risk Factors

Substances

C-Reactive Protein