CONDITIONS

Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess abdominal fat, and abnormal cholesterol — that occur together and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Metabolic syndrome is not a single disease but a group of risk factors that often appear together. Having three or more of these — a large waistline, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, or low HDL cholesterol — means you have metabolic syndrome. Weight loss is the most effective way to reverse it.

Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when at least three of five criteria are met: elevated waist circumference (population-specific), elevated triglycerides (≥1.7 mmol/L), reduced HDL-C, elevated blood pressure (≥130/85 mmHg), and elevated fasting glucose (≥5.6 mmol/L). It confers a 2-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease and a 5-fold risk of type 2 diabetes.

Medical weight management directly targets the root cause of metabolic syndrome. Reducing visceral fat improves all five diagnostic criteria simultaneously, making it the first-line intervention.

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