Although the precise cause of metabolic syndrome is not known, the close relationship between _____ and _____ suggests that obesity is at least partly responsible

a. type 2 diabetes; heart disease b. abdominal obesity; insulin resistance
c. type 2 diabetes; insulin resistance d. abdominal obesity; stroke


b

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