Background : Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Physiological variations occurring in women during menopause are thought to be predisposing factor the syndrome. The aim this study was evaluate prevalence its individual components according menopausal status sample Moroccan women. Methods We analyzed data 653 aged 1...

The past decade has witnessed major strides in the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) through modification of its causes. The most dramatic advance has been the demonstration that aggressive medical therapy will substantially reduce the likelihood of recurrent major coronary syndromes in patients with established CHD (secondary prevention). The American Heart Association (AHA) and the A...

Chronic, non-communicable diseases are the major cause of death and disability worldwide and have replaced infectious diseases as the major burden of society in large parts of the world. Despite the complexity of chronic diseases, relatively few predisposing risk factors have been identified by the World Health Organization. Those include smoking, alcohol abuse, obesity, high cholesterol and hi...

Overwhelming evidence suggests an association of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD); however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely speculative. It is, likely that common contribute to development CVD and NAFLD, lifestyle factors such as smoking, sedentary poor nutrition habits physical inactivity being major candidates. These behavioral factors, on a predisp...