Metabolic Syndrome
Answers to common questions about metabolic syndrome.
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What is metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of metabolic risk factors that commonly occur together.
These include:
- Abdominal obesity
- High blood pressure
- High blood glucose
- High triglycerides
- Low HDL cholesterol
Why is metabolic syndrome important?
It is associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Can metabolic syndrome be reversed?
The individual risk factors can often improve significantly with weight management, physical activity, healthy eating and appropriate treatment.