Insulin Resistance

I. Epidemiology

1. The Metabolic Syndrome: Definitions, Controversies and Clinical Utility
Lewis W. Johnson, Ruth S. Weinstock

2. Epidemiology of the Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Jennifer L. Foltz, Stephen R. Cook

3. Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Worldwide
Orit Pinhas-Hamiel

4. Maternal-Fetal Contributors to the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Youth
Dana Dabelea

5. Early Childhood Contributions to Insulin Resistance
David B. Dunger, Burak Salgin, Ken K. Ong

II. Pathophysiology

6. Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance
Boris Draznin

7. Techniques Used to Assess Insulin Action
Michael J. Pagliassotti, Kyle T. Pfaffenbach, Tracy J. Horton

8. Adiposity is The Enemy: Body Composition and Insulin Sensitivity
Janine Higgins, William T. Donahoo

9. Ectopic Fat Deposition, Adiponectin and Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents
Anna M. G. Cali, Sonia Caprio

10. Mediators of Insulin Resistance
Rocio I. Pereira, David M. Maahs

11. Insulin Resistance and the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease
Ramzi Ajjan, Mark T. Kearney, Peter J. Grant

12. Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease
Cecilia C. Low Wang

13. The Liver and Insulin Resistance: The Important Convergence of Endocrinology and Hepatology
Charissa Y. Chang, Kerry Whitt, Zhenqi Liu, Stephen H. Caldwell

14. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome
Marie-Hélène Pesant, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

III. Treatment

15. Effects of Exercise in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: A Central Role for Insulin Sensitivity
Irene E. Schauer, Judith G. Regensteiner, Jane E. B. Reusch

16. Weight Loss Medications and the Metabolic Syndrome
Linda L. Buckley, Daniel Berressen

Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000