Metabolic Syndrome and Complications of Pregnancy
Item
Title
Metabolic Syndrome
and Complications
of Pregnancy
and Complications
of Pregnancy
Description
The concept of metabolic syndrome was articulated by Gerald Reaven in 1988 at
the Banting Lecture of the American Diabetes Association annual meeting. Reaven
proposed that insulin resistance led to hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlip-
idemia, central obesity, and hypertension
the Banting Lecture of the American Diabetes Association annual meeting. Reaven
proposed that insulin resistance led to hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlip-
idemia, central obesity, and hypertension