By Michael P. Ciell, RPH
Metabolic Syndrome (aka Syndrome X, or MetSyn), with its four
hallmark symptoms of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and
hyperglycemia, is an increasing health risk for the U.S. population.
In March 2005, the National Institutes of Health and the New England Journal of Medicine
published a paper stating that because of this epidemic, the current
generation is projected to have a shorter life expectancy then the
previous one — for the first time in recorded history. Since then, things have gotten worse.1
The crisis continues despite changes in the USDA food pyramid, the
emergence of new pharmaceutical agents (especially for pre-diabetes and
type II diabetes), the removal of soda vending machines from schools,
and even first lady Michelle Obama’s crusade against obesity. MetSyn,
with its comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, stroke, blindness,
amputations, etc.), accounts for the majority of healthcare dollars
being spent.
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