摘要：AbstractThe expansion of educating people for a healthy lifestyle is the surest way to prevent the anticipated explosion of obesity, type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular complications, which can be seen more and more in early adult stages of life. The purpose of this study is to highlight this by promoting therapeutic education programs, focused on the awareness of the beneficial effects of regular physical activity on overall health condition, which can increase the efficiency of prophylactic and therapeutic measures. A retrospective correlation study was conducted on a sample of adult subjects diagnosed with, or susceptible of metabolic syndrome. The results showed a reverse correlation between the level of general knowledge about healthy lifestyle and the presence of metabolic syndrome (p < 0. 01). Most guides for intervention in obesity and associated metabolic complications focus on diet modification and increased level of physical activity; however the really valuable ones are those interventions which lead to a long-term change.
