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[[Metabolic syndrome]] | [[Metabolic syndrome]] are characterized by a cluster of conditions that greatly increases the risk of a person to develop heart diseases, [[diabetes]] and [[stroke]]. By definition one is said to have a metabolic syndrome if they have 3 of the following 5 conditions: high blood pressure (>130/85), abnormal fasting blood glucose > 100mg/dl, increased weight around the waist (women>35 inches, male > 40 inches), triglyceride > 150mg/dl and low HDL(female < 50, male < 40). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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Overview
Metabolic syndrome are characterized by a cluster of conditions that greatly increases the risk of a person to develop heart diseases, diabetes and stroke. By definition one is said to have a metabolic syndrome if they have 3 of the following 5 conditions: high blood pressure (>130/85), abnormal fasting blood glucose > 100mg/dl, increased weight around the waist (women>35 inches, male > 40 inches), triglyceride > 150mg/dl and low HDL(female < 50, male < 40).