Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome occurs in obese individuals who live sedentary lifestyles and have a mix of metabolic disorders that result from a primary disorder of insulin resistance. Metabolic Syndrome has affected 47 million Americans and can also lead to severe cardiovascular disease—more than one half of heart attacks in the U.S. occur in people diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome.5 It primarily impacts overweight and obese individuals who lack physical activity and have a predisposition due to their genetic history.
Overweight individuals who have three or more risk factors are at risk for Metabolic Syndrome:
- Abdominal obesity (central obesity – excess fat tissue in and around stomach) measured by waist circumference:
• Men: > 40 inches
• Women: > 35 inches
- High triglycerides
- Low HDL cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- High fasting blood sugar
We address the prevention and incidence of Metabolic Syndrome through exercise, weight loss and dietary protocols that are tailored to address each participant's condition or risk for this condition.
To learn more about Metabolic Syndrome, visit the American Heart Association at http://www.americanheart.org for helpful information relating to the condition.
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