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Metabolic Syndrome
Defined
Is the diagnosis of a clinical syndrome defined by the
National Cholesterol Education Program as the presence of any THREE
of the following conditions:
·
excess
weight around the waist (waist measurement of more than 40 inches for men and
more than 35 inches for women)
·
high
levels of triglycerides (150 mg/dL or higher)
·
low
levels of HDL, or "good," cholesterol (below 40 mg/dL for men and
below 50 mg/dL for women)
·
high
blood pressure (130/85 mm Hg or higher)
·
high
fasting blood glucose levels (110 mg/dL or higher)
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Defined
Is
a pathophysiological state that provides an explanation of metabolic
syndrome and partially explains many other conditions like:
·
Much of
the obesity afflicting America
·
Pre-diabetes,
hypoglycemia, gestational diabetes and Type II diabetes
·
Abnormal
blood cholesterol and triglycerides, atherosclerosis and many kinds of heart
disease
·
Hypertension
·
Polycystic
ovary syndrome
·
Increased
inflammation
·
And
others
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