Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of 3 or more related cardiometabolic risk factors: central obesity determined by waist circumference), hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels and hyperglycemia. Having the syndrome increases a person’s risk for type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The worldwide prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults approaches 25% and increases […]