Omar Lattouf (left), Emory University School of Medicine; Brenda Fitzgerald, Georgia Department of Public Health; and Nicolas Chronos, Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute. Photo by Chris Savas.
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA – Public health officials and medical experts from around the world are announcing the formation of the Global Coalition to Combat Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome. The need for the group was established at a recent summit hosted by The Halle Institute for Global Learning at Emory University to address the rising global epidemic of cardio-metabolic syndrome.
Cardio-metabolic syndrome (CMS) is a cluster of diseases and risk factors—including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels and abdominal fat—that puts a person at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The underlying causes are obesity, being overweight, physical inactivity and genetic factors.
Led by Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and Nicolas Chronos, MD, president of Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute, the coalition will initially focus on an educational campaign to combat childhood obesity. Lattouf outlined plans to bring lessons about nutrition, exercise and the health hazards associated with obesity into Georgia classrooms.
Information on the coalition:
http://bit.ly/combating-cms
Interact with Emory Health Sciences:
http://bit.ly/emoryhealthscisocial
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The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (http://www.whsc.emory.edu/home/about) of Emory University is an academic health science and service center focused on missions of teaching, research, health care and public service.
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