Concomitant with the global increase in obesity is the increase in the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome, also known as the metabolic syndrome of aging, syndrome X, and the insulin resistance syndrome, is a constellation of abnormal metabolism including glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, and type 2 diabetes & diabetes in elderly), central (abdominal) obesity in genes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. (more…)
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