Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders brings together information on the cluster of common pathologies which cause metabolic syndrome - abdominal obesity linked to an excess of visceral fat, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension - to provide a comprehensive and cutting edge exploration of the link between metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.

Metabolic syndrome is recognized to play a role in neurological disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and depression. For the first time in book form, Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders covers the molecular mechanisms thought to underlie this mirror relationship, as well as how lifestyle and other factors such as oxidative stress and inflammation may play a role in the disease. Grounded in a series of epidemiological studies of metabolic-cognitive syndrome, this book will be a valuable reference for researchers, dietitians, nutritionists, and physicians.

AKHLAQ FAROOQUI is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at Ohio State University. He is author of over 180 peer-reviewed research articles, and author/editor of eight books and an expert in fields of glycerophospholipid metabolism, excitotoxicity, bioactive ether lipids, and phospholipases A2 in brain.

TAHIRA FAROOQUI is a Research Scientist in the Department of Entomology at Ohio State University. She is the author of 40 peer-reviewed research articles and several monographs and an expert on glycerophospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism, biogenic amines, and neural plasticity.