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THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
The numbers regarding overweight and obesity in western countries continue to grow, and bring with them important associated health diseases, raising the risk of mortality. The weight management is now a matter of public interest; in the USA obesity has increased from a range of 14% in 1990 to more than 25% in 2007*. In 2010 35% of European children aged between 5 and 17 is overweight while 5% is obese**. One of the most important factors that influence body weight is the lifestyle, and especially the dietary habits. Recently re-discovered, the Metabolic Syndrome (from here MS) is being more and more diagnosed in overweight people: it is a complex disorder comprising dyslipidemia (high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol), < ...