摘要：METABOLIC SYNDROME IS THE NAME FOR A GROUP OF DISORDERS THAT RAISE A PATIENT’S RISK FORHEART DISEASE AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. MOST OF THE DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITHMETABOLIC SYNDROME HAVE NO SYMPTOMS (ALTHOUGH A LARGE WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE IS AVISIBLE SIGN) AND THUS IT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SILENT TRIGGER.METABOLIC SYNDROME HAS BECOME A MORE COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM DUE TO A RISE IN OBESITYRATES AMONG ADULTS NOWADAYS.FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT APPLIED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANTTO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS AND TO RAISE PATIENT AWARENESS FOR THIS CONDITION, ESPECIALLYBECAUSE A NUMBER OF MEASURES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THEM SUCH AS QUITTING SMOKING,ADOPTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITH A HEALTHY DIET AND INCREASING DAILY ACTIVITY, AREAVAILABLE TO ANYONE.
