Effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among overweight and obese adults
Author(s) -
Manuel Guzmán,
Edward A. Zbella,
Sandra Alvarez,
Jennifer Nguyễn,
Eva Imperial,
Frank J. Troncale,
Christina Holub,
Ashpreet Kaur Mallhi,
Sara VanWyk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdz170
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , overweight , anthropometry , obesity , population , demography , body mass index , epidemiology , environmental health , sociology
Despite the fact that up to a third of the global population has metabolic syndrome (MetS), it has been overlooked in clinical settings. This study assesses the impact of a physician-supervised nonsurgical weight management program on the prevalence of MetS and its key indicators.
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