What does MetS stand for?

Metabolic Syndrome

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Lead researcher Dr Oscar Franco, Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health at Warwick Medical School, and colleagues sought to etermine the prevalence and progress of Metabolic Syndrome as part of the Framingham Offspring Study He said: "Metabolic syndrome is a highly prevalent condition that is increasing dramatically and affects a large portion of the middle-age population.

Obesity, BP, blood sugar deadliest combo for tempting early death

Speaking at the Primary Health Congress in Abu Dhabi, Dr John Chambers, a cardiologist at Imperial College London, revealed that a combination of genes and the environment is driving the explosion of metabolic syndrome prevalence, worldwide.

Metabolic syndrome is driven 75 percent by environment and 25 percent ...

adults have metabolic syndrome and this greatly increases our risk of heart disease.

Nuts Nutrition Facts Revealed

A Swedish study has found that feelings of hopelessness and an inability to change lifestyle are associated with the presence of the metabolic syndrome in men.

Hopelessness strongly associated with the metabolic syndrome

CHICAGO -- Older people with metabolic syndrome are significantly more likely to experience depression and deficits in cognition and function as they age than are their healthier peers.

Metabolic syndrome may hasten 'neuroaging'

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five closely related cardiovascular risk factors.

Are you at risk?

Metabolic syndrome is a condition in which a group of risk factors.

Metabolic Syndrome ? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) and metabolic syndrome are at high risk for the complications of cardiovascular disease, according to background information in the article.

Diuretics May Be Best Blood Pressure Treatment