By Eckel R. (ed.)
The connection of metabolic illnesses to heart problems (CVD) is attaining epidemic proportions. This relates usually to the expanding occurrence of weight problems, the metabolic syndrome and kind 2 diabetes.This e-book outlines and addresses the metabolic components and comparable illnesses that give a contribution to CVD, together with short introductions to metabolic pathways together with lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, macronutrient gasoline partitioning, insulin motion and bodyweight law. Mechanisms that relate to changing into overweight, upkeep of the overweight country, the dyslipidemias, and glucose intolerance/diabetes also are addressed, and the significance of interventions that lessen metabolic chance components and CVD are coated.
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TG-rich lipoproteins transport an energy source, triglyceride, to muscle and adipose tissue for use and storage. TG-rich lipoproteins also contain cholesterol, and can deliver the cholesterol to peripheral tissues and the arterial wall. LDL is a transporter of primarily cholesterol from the liver to peripheral tissues. HDL also functions to transport cholesterol but in the reverse direction as VLDL and LDL, from peripheral tissues to the liver. Lipoproteins also are required to transport fat-soluble vitamins.
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