Diabetes and Cholesterol Metabolism

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a mixture of many risk factors which comprises hyperglycemia, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess body fat around the waist. These factors double the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.  This disorder is also known by other terms like Syndrome X, dysmetabolic syndrome and insulin resistance syndrome. Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and prediabetes have overlying features and are closely related to one another. Most of the disorders accompanied with metabolic syndrome have no symptoms, even though it is closely connected to insulin resistance, overweight or obesity and inactivity. Metabolic syndrome can be prevented or reversed by adopting a healthy lifestyle, including regular exercise, losing weight, healthy diet, stopping smoking, and alcohol.