Akhlaq A. Farooqui 
Metabolic Syndrome 
An Important Risk Factor for Stroke, Alzheimer Disease, and Depression

Metabolic syndrome as an important risk factor for stroke, Alzheimer disease, and depression presents readers with cutting edge and comprehensive information on relationship among metabolic syndrome, stroke, Alzheimer disease, and depression. It is hoped that this monograph will be useful to postgraduate students, faculty, research scientists, pharmacologists, nutritionists, and physicians, who are curious about the molecular mechanisms that link metabolic syndrome with stroke, Alzheimer disease, and depression.

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Chapter 1:The effect of unhealthy lifestyle on brain metabolism and function.- Chapter 2: The effect of metabolic syndrome on the brain.- Chapter 3: The Association of essential fatty acid metabolism in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.- Chapter 4: Contribution of lipid mediators to the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.- Chapter 5: Molecular aspects of obesity and insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.- Chapter 6: Dietary interventions of metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.- Chapter 7: Signal transduction processes and metabolic link among metabolic syndrome and stroke.- Chapter 8: Signal transduction processes and metabolic link among metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.- Chapter 9: Signal transduction processes and metabolic link among metabolic syndrome and depression.- Chapter 10: Future research perspectives​.