Is impaired energy regulation the core of the metabolic syndrome in various ethnic groups of the USA and Taiwan?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The metabolic syndrome (MetS) concept is widely used in public health and clinical settings without an agreed pathophysiology. We have re-examined the MetS in terms of body fuels, so as to provide a coherent cross-cultural pathogenes...

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Main Authors: Wang Wuan-Szu, Chang Wan-Chi, Hsu Chih-Cheng, Chen Chu-Chih, Chang Hsing-Yi, Wahlqvist Mark L, Hsiung Chao A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/10/11