[HTML][HTML] Tobacco and metabolic syndrome

YPS Balhara - Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Tobacco is a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality globally. Metabolic syndrome is a
constellation of abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, raised blood pressure, insulin
resistance (with and without glucose intolerance), pro-inflammatory state, and pro-
thrombotic state. Tobacco use is associated with various core components of metabolic
syndrome. It has been found to play a causal role in various pathways leading on to
development this condition, the current article discusses various facets of this association.