Metabolic syndrome overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Metabolic syndrome are characterized by a cluster of conditions that greatly increases the risk of a person to develop heart diseases, diabetes and stroke. By definition one is said to have a metabolic syndrome if they have 3 of the following 5 conditions: high blood pressure (>130/85), abnormal fasting blood glucose > 100 mg/dl, increased weight around the waist (women > 35 inches, male > 40 inches), triglycerides > 150 mg/dl and a low HDL (female < 50, male < 40).