Metabolic Syndrome

In and of itself, MetS is not a disease. It is simply an enormous warning sign that there's trouble ahead - Linda Carney MD

Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome

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Metabolic Syndrome: A Useless Construct?

Birds of a feather flock together. As they investigated the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, medical detectives observed that the usual suspects liked to hang out together. Obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal blood lipids, and elevated blood sugars regularly appeared together in the same patient. It looked like a syndrome that might boil down to one underlying cause. They called it “metabolic syndrome” and started applying the concept to clinical practice.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now skeptical scientists are expressing their doubts.

What Is Metabolic Syndrome?

A “syndrome” is defined as a group of symptoms…

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 Metabolic Syndrome: A Useless Construct?

Birds of a feather flock together. As they investigated the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, medical detectives observed that the usual suspects liked to hang out together. Obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal blood lipids, and elevated blood sugars regularly appeared together in the same patient. It looked like a syndrome that might boil down to one underlying cause. They called it “metabolic syndrome” and started applying the concept to clinical practice. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now skeptical scientists are expressing their doubts.

Journal of Metabolic Syndrome

Journal of Metabolic Syndrome (JMS) is a broad-based journal found on two key tenets: To publish the most exciting Reviews on Metabolic Syndrome: Second to provide a rapid turn-around time possible for reviewing and publishing of articles for research, teaching and reference purposes.

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