Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that appear to promote type 2 diabetes and

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excessive body fat especially around the waist, and unstable cholesterol or triglyceride levels — that occur all at the same time, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. Having these conditions simultaneously increases risks of getting a serious disease.

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