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Metabolic syndrome research in croatia – overview and perspectives

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the leading cause of high morbidity and mortality wordlwide, with enormous impact on population health and medical costs. Its prevalence is more than 30% in the general Croatian population, raising up to 50% in certain Croatian island populations. Institute for Anthropological Research is involved in several ongoing projects related to the investigation of MetS and other complex diseases and this presentation offers an overview of its past, present and future activities in this specific field of research.

metabolic syndrome ; Croatia

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