Cardiometabolic risk factors in Venezuela. The EVESCAM study: a national cross-sectional survey in adults

Published: Primary Care Diabetes
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez, Juan P González-Rivas, Eunice Ugel, Maritza Duran, Eric Dávila, Ramez Constantino, Alberto García, Jeffrey I Mechanick, María Inés Marulanda
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No previous study in Venezuela and few in the Region of the Americas have reported national cardiometabolic health data. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in adults of Venezuela.

Transcultural diabetes nutrition algorithm (tDNA): Venezuelan application

Published: Nutrients
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 , Osama Hamdy 2 , Daniel Marante 3 , María Inés Marulanda 4 , Albert Marchetti 5 , Refaat A Hegazi 6 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 7
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Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a necessary component of comprehensive type 2 diabetes (T2D) management, but optimal outcomes require culturally-sensitive implementation.

Metabolic syndrome: from global epidemiology to individualized medicine

Published: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
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Authors: J A Batsis 1 , R E Nieto-Martinez, F Lopez-Jimenez
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The metabolic syndrome (MetS) encompasses a constellation of metabolic abnormalities that are thought to place patients at higher risk for the development of diabetes and cardiovascular (CV) disease.

Obesity and cardiometabolic syndrome in children

Published: Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
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Authors: Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer 1 , Claudia P Neira, Ramfis Nieto, Patricia A Cowan
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The cardiometabolic syndrome is highly prevalent among overweight youth. The risk of developing the cardiometabolic syndrome is likely triggered or exacerbated by concurrent obesity, unhealthy lifestyle/eating habits, and hormonal changes (puberty).