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Selenium intake and metabolic syndrome: A systematic review

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Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Lung Cancer: An Analysis of Korean National Health Insurance Corporation Database

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Sexual dimorphism in insulin resistance in a metabolic syndrome rat model

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Weight of Clinical and Social Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with HIV

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Effects of inspiratory muscle exercise in the pulmonary function, autonomic modulation, and hemodynamic variables in older women with metabolic syndrome

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Lower SHBG level is associated with higher leptin and lower adiponectin levels as well as metabolic syndrome, independent of testosterone

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Metabolic Syndrome Development During Aging with Special Reference to Obesity Without the Metabolic Syndrome

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Association between Dietary Diversity Score and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study

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Body mass index growth trajectories associated with the different parameters of the metabolic syndrome at adulthood

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Diet affects glycosylation of serum proteins in women at risk for cardiometabolic disease

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Current Concepts in Probiotic Safety and Efficacy

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The effect of age, gender, TG/HDL-C ratio and behavioral lifestyles on the metabolic syndrome in the high risk Mediterranean Island population of Malta

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Gender-Related Association Between Uric Acid, Homocysteine, γ-Glutamyltransferase, Inflammatory Biomarkers and Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects Affected by Obesity

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Body impedance analyzer and anthropometric indicators; predictors of metabolic syndrome

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High‐fat diet‐induced metabolic syndrome increases ligature‐induced alveolar bone loss in mice

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Association of socioeconomic status with metabolic syndrome and its components among adult population: a community-based cross-sectional study in Nanjing Municipality of China

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Severity of the metabolic syndrome as a predictor of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in first degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients: A 15-year prospective cohort study

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Influence of Metabolic Syndrome on Risk of Breast Cancer: A Study Analyzing Nationwide Data from Korean National Health Insurance Service

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Effects of a diet based on the Dietary Guidelines on vascular health and TMAO in women with cardiometabolic risk factors

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Association between metabolic syndrome and body constitution of traditional Chinese medicine: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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The impact of botanical fermented foods on metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

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Evidence of alterations in the expression of orphan receptors GPR26 and GPR39 due to the etiology of the metabolic syndrome

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Aggressive Crosstalk Between Fatty Acids and Inflammation in Macrophages and Their Influence on Metabolic Homeostasis

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Gender and age differences in the prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents in South Korea

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Metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older women: A cross-sectional study

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Association of primary allostatic load mediators and metabolic syndrome (MetS): A systematic review

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Biochemical Data and Metabolic Profiles of Male Exclusive Narghile Smokers (ENSs) Compared With Apparently Healthy Nonsmokers (AHNSs)

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Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Factors in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of SABE Colombia in 2015

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Correlation of uric acid with body mass index based on NHANES 2013–2018 data: A cross-sectional study

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The Association between the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Metabolic Syndrome Components in Young Rural Adults in South Africa

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Association between Shift Work and Metabolic Syndrome: A 4-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

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Sex-specific differences in the associations of metabolic syndrome or components with gallstone disease in Chinese euthyroid population

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Associations of Variability in Metabolic Parameters with Lung Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

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Fructose-Rich Diet Attenuates Stress-Induced Metabolic Disturbances in the Liver of Adult Female Rats

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Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Insights from a Large‐Scale Prospective Study

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