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The Metabolic Syndrome: Highly Prevalent in Overweight Adolescents

The metabolic syndrome is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Using data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994), researchers evaluated the syndrome's prevalence in 2430 adolescent respondents (age range, 12 …

E. Mcanarney

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