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The human body can produce some niacin from the amino acid tryptophan.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Define metabolic syndrome and describe the criteria for diagnosis.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
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Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that are associated with increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. It is diagnosed if three of the following disorders are present: hyperglycemia, abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemi a (elevated blood triglyceride levels), reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, and hypertension:


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