@misc{10818/64206, year = {2005}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/64206}, abstract = {Metabolic Syndromes and their consequences are common causes of morbi-mortality in Colombia. Although much of the scarce funding research in Latin America are often focused to support studies on infection diseases, the highest rate of morbi-mortality are due to cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes, etc. In 1990, vascular diseases caused 789,000 deaths, while parasites and infectious diseases caused 473,000 deaths. In our country, obesity is also a risk factor that has been increasing during the last decade. Although we have not done statistical analysis using a large population, some studies argue that more of 35% of the population may have overweight and obesity and approximately 9 % of the children and adolescents.}, publisher = {The Kitakanto Medical Journal}, title = {Metabolic Syndromes in Colombia}, title = {Síndromes metabólicos en Colombia}, doi = {10.2974/kmj.55.299}, author = {Lizcano, Fernando}, }