ABSTRACT
Metabolic syndrome, one the fastest-growing health problems worldwide, is characterized by a cluster of metabolic abnormalities. Classically, it can be deˆned as a condition pertaining to a combination of abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension,
11.1 Metabolic Syndrome: Deˆnition and Pathogenesis ..................................... 259 11.2 Metabolic Syndrome Components Underlying T2D and CVD ...................260
