| ||Food for Thought || | Metabolic Syndrome -- Lifestyle
Changes Are Key Last reviewed and revised by Faculty of Harvard
Medical School on August 28, 2012 By Jill Pluhar R.D., L.D.N.
Brigham and Women's Hospital Metabolic syndrome is the name for
a group of five closely-related conditions that can increase a
person's risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The more
you have at one time, the greater your risk. In general, a
person with metabolic syndrome is twice as likely to develop
heart disease and five times as likely to develop diabetes as
someone without metabolic syndrome. As the name suggests,
metabolic syndrome is related to your body's metabolism. Back to
top What Is Metabolic Syndrome? According to the National
Cholesterol Education Program and the American Heart
Association, a person has metabolic syndrome if they have three
or more of the following conditions: - Obesity, particularly
around your waist: - A waist size greater than 35 inches for
women - A waist size greater than 40 inches for m