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Metabolic Syndrome
Also called: Insulin resistance syndrome, Metabolic syndrome X
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that put you at risk for heart disease and diabetes. These conditions are
- High blood pressure
- High blood sugar levels
- High levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your blood
- Low levels of HDL, the good cholesterol, in your blood
- Too much fat around your waist
Not all doctors agree on the definition or cause of metabolic syndrome. The cause might be insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone your body produces to help you turn sugar from food into energy for your body. If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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- Metabolic Syndrome(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Metabolic Syndrome(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Overviews
- Metabolic Syndrome(American Heart Association)
- Metabolic Syndrome(Hormone Health Network) - PDF
- Metabolic Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Latest News
- Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests(10/09/2012, HealthDay)
- Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests(09/03/2012, HealthDay)
- Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women(07/20/2012, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Metabolic Syndrome(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Symptoms and Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome(American Heart Association)
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Treatment
- How Is Metabolic Syndrome Treated?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Prevention/Screening
- Metabolic Risk: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes(Hormone Health Network) - PDF
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Related Issues
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Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- High Blood Pressure and Metabolic Syndrome(American Heart Association)
- Hormones and Your Heart(Hormone Health Network) - PDF
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Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Rise and Rise of Metabolic Syndrome(NAMI)
- Why Metabolic Syndrome Matters(American Heart Association)
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Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
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Health Check Tools
- Heart Attack Risk Assessment(American Heart Association)
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Videos
- If I Had - A Family Member with Metabolic Syndrome(Insidermedicine)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Insulin Resistance(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Metabolic Syndrome X(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Insulin Resistance
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: The association between childhood adversity and components of metabolic syndrome...
- Article: Role of dietary beta-glucans in the prevention of the metabolic...
- Article: Effect of metabolic syndrome on perioperative outcomes after liver surgery:...
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Statistics
- Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults 20 Years of Age and Over(National Center for Health Statistics) - PDF
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Children
- Metabolic Syndrome(Nemours Foundation)
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- Metabolic syndrome
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