Department of Radiation Oncology, Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, KY, USA.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Dec;11(12):755-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00191.x.
Malnutrition and infectious disease represent the most common health threats facing the developing world. However, increasing technological developments and the expansion of western culture have contributed to the increasing prevalence of the metabolic syndrome. The epidemiologic significance and potential costs to governmental health care systems of an increasing incidence of metabolic syndrome could become high. The role of environmental influences that lead to the development of the metabolic syndrome needs to be explored. Because the metabolic syndrome becomes more common as nations develop, investigations into the ramifications of this disease often come too late.
营养不良和传染病是发展中国家面临的最常见的健康威胁。然而，技术的不断发展和西方文化的扩张，导致代谢综合征的发病率不断上升。代谢综合征发病率的增加对政府医疗保健系统的流行病学意义和潜在成本可能会很高。需要探讨导致代谢综合征发展的环境影响因素。由于随着国家的发展，代谢综合征变得越来越普遍，因此对这种疾病的影响的调查往往为时过晚。
