Weight Loss Favorably Modifies Anthropometrics and Reverses the Metabolic Syndrome in Premenopausal Women
Ingrid E. Lofgren, PhD,
Kristin L. Herron, PhD,
Kristy L. West, PhD,
Tosca L. Zern, PhD,
Rhonda A. Brownbill, PhD,
Jasminka Z. Ilich, PhD,
Sung I. Koo, PhD and
Maria Luz Fernandez, PhD
Department of Nutritional Sciences (I.E.L., K.L.H., K.L.W., T.L.Z., S.I.K., M.L.F.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
School of Allied Health (R.A.B., J.Z.I.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Department of Animal & Nutritional Sciences, The University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (I.E.L.)

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Fig. 1. Frequency of Insulin Resistance (black bar) and the Metabolic Syndrome (hatched bar) at Baseline and 10 Weeks post-intervention. Both insulin resistance (**p <0.01) and the metabolic syndrome (*p < 0.05) were significantly different post-intervention.
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