ASPECTS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME

METABOLIC SYNDROME IS THE NAME FOR A GROUP OF DISORDERS THAT RAISE A PATIENT’S RISK FOR HEART DISEASE AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS . MOST OF THE DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME HAVE NO SYMPTOMS (ALTHOUGH A LARGE WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE IS A VISIBLE SIGN) AND THUS IT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SILENT TRIGGER. METABOLIC SYNDROME HAS BECOME A MORE COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM DUE TO A RISE IN OBESITY RATES AMONG ADULTS NOWADAYS. FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT APPLIED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS AND TO RAISE PATIENT AWARENESS FOR THIS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE A NUMBER OF MEASURES THAT ARE RE QUIRED FOR THEM SUCH AS QUITTING SMOKING, ADOPTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITH A HEALTHY DIET AND INCREASING DAILY ACTIVITY, ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.

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