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What is Metabolic syndrome?

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Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors, including a large waist, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and unhealthy blood fats, that together raise heart and diabetes risk.

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In plain words

The NHLBI says you may have metabolic syndrome if you have three or more of these: Large waist: more than 40 inches for men or 35 inches…

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Why it matters

Each part of metabolic syndrome tends to improve with weight loss, so it is a useful way to track health gains.

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Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors, including a large waist, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and unhealthy blood fats, that together rai

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