Living in the Southern Hemisphere: Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Amazonian Riverine Populations

Living in the Southern Hemisphere: Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Amazonian Riverine Populations

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) epidemic is a global challenge. Although developing countries (including Brazil, India, and South Africa) present a higher proportion of deaths by cardiovascular diseases than developed countries, most of our knowledge is from these developed countries. Amazonian riveri...

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Main Authors: Gabriela P. Arrifano, Jacqueline I. Alvarez-Leite, Barbarella M. Macchi, Núbia F. S. S. Campos, Marcus Augusto-Oliveira, Letícia Santos-Sacramento, Amanda Lopes-Araújo, José Rogério Souza-Monteiro, Raquel Alburquerque-Santos, José Luiz M. do Nascimento, Sidney Santos, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Reinaldo B. Oriá, Maria Elena Crespo-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
cholesterol
hypertension
risk factor
dyslipidemia
HDL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3630

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