About metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a condition contributed to by several factors - abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure and a fasting blood sugar over 110mg/dl. If three or more of these factors are present, then metabolic syndrome is diagnosed. Metabolic syndrome is where the body has built up resistance to insulin effects on the body glucose and fatty acid utilization. This often leads to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance, high serum insulin, high blood sugar and high cytokines may lead to blood vessel lining malformations. Abnormal lipid profiles, hypertension and vascular inflammation may all assist the development of atherosclerosis or blood vessel blockages. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is directly associated with age but the overall prevalence is 22%. Other risk factors for metabolic syndrome include increasing weight, postmenopause, smoking, poverty, high carbohydrate diet, no alcohol consumption and lack of physical activity. Treatment of metabolic syndrome involves weight loss through diet, exercise and medication such as cholesterol-lowering drugs if necessary.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Sun Herald

Related Disease Topics:

• Metabolic syndrome
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Blood vessel lining malformations
• Atherosclerosis
• Blood vessel blockages
• Menopause
• Smoking
• Alcoholism

Related Symptom Topics:

• Abdominal obesity
• High triglycerides
• Low HDL cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• High blood sugar
• Insulin resistance
• High serum insulin
• High cytokines
• Abnormal lipid profiles
• Hypertension
• Vascular inflammation
• Overweight
• Obesity

Article Source Details

About: About metabolic syndrome

Date: 23 December 2004

Source: The Sun Herald

URL: http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/living/10480657.htm

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Diet
• Exercise
• Diagnosis and metabolic syndrome
• Diagnosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Diagnosis and blood vessel lining malformations
• Diagnosis and atherosclerosis
• Diagnosis and blood vessel blockages
• Diagnosis and menopause
• Diagnosis and smoking
• Diagnosis and alcoholism
• Diagnosis and abdominal obesity
• Diagnosis and high triglycerides
• Diagnosis and low HDL cholesterol
• Diagnosis and high blood pressure
• Diagnosis and high blood sugar
• Diagnosis and insulin resistance
• Diagnosis and high serum insulin
• Diagnosis and high cytokines
• Diagnosis and abnormal lipid profiles
• Diagnosis and hypertension
• Diagnosis and vascular inflammation
• Diagnosis and overweight
• Diagnosis and obesity
• Risk and metabolic syndrome
• Risk and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Risk and blood vessel lining malformations
• Risk and atherosclerosis
• Risk and blood vessel blockages
• Risk and menopause
• Risk and smoking
• Risk and alcoholism
• Risk and abdominal obesity
• Risk and high triglycerides
• Risk and low HDL cholesterol
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and high blood sugar
• Risk and insulin resistance
• Risk and high serum insulin
• Risk and high cytokines
• Risk and abnormal lipid profiles
• Risk and hypertension
• Risk and vascular inflammation
• Risk and overweight
• Risk and obesity
• Cause of metabolic syndrome
• Cause of type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Cause of blood vessel lining malformations
• Cause of atherosclerosis
• Cause of blood vessel blockages

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