CMR Short Reviews
- The Concept of CMR
  Historical background on global cardiometabolic risk, epidemiological aspects of obesity and type 2 diabetes, ABCs of cardiovascular disease risk factors, intra-abdominal adiposity, metabolic syndrome and contribution to cardiometabolic risk.
- Evaluating CMR
  Research and clinical tools to identify individuals with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and quantify their risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (global cardiometabolic risk).
- Managing CMR
  Notions and practical tools to better manage the abdominally obese patient with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and related clustering abnormalities.
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July 18, 2012: Could you summarize what are the respective contributions of menopause and aging to intra-abdominal (visceral) adipose tissue accumulation in women?; By André Tchernof, PhD, Department of Nutrition, Université Laval, Endocrinology and Genomics axis, Laval University Medical Centre, Québec, QC, Canada [1:39 min.] [8MB]

See all Expert Opinions of André Tchernof, PhD, Department of Nutrition, Université Laval, Endocrinology and Genomics axis, Laval University Medical Centre, Québec, QC, Canada

Key Words
Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution, Age, Menopause

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