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Article: Consider metabolic syndrome a combination of different conditions
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- Managed Healthcare Executive
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- October 1, 2005
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Treating metabolic syndrome's risk factors, such as obesity, could lead to prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
NO WONDER METABOLIC syndrome is called syndrome X. Instead of being recognized as a separate disease, it is considered a constellation of many conditions. "The biggest problem is a failure to address the underlying problem-insulin resistance," says Robert Epstein, MD, chief medical officer for Medco Health Solutions in Franklin Lakes, N.J. He calls metabolic syndrome one of the country's top five health problems.
Patients with metabolic syndrome have three or more of the following risk factors: excessive abdominal fat, low amounts of HDL, elevated triglyceride levels, ...