Metabolic Syndrome

helplesscase said: "No, i've never heard of it."

UniqueMystique said: "Has anyone ver heard of this? I heard a snippit on the news earlier and decided to look it up. Here's the link: [url]http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4756[/url]"

spectrachic311 said: "I've heard of it. It's also called Syndrome X, I think...it's a combination of obesity, type II diabetes, and hypertension. I guess they don't really know what causes it, but they think having a lot of tummy fat could contribute. My future mother-in-law has it. She is definitely "apple-shaped", so maybe it's true. They say losing weight and exercising helps to make the symptoms decrease a bit."