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Metabolic Syndrome Health Center

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors -- high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol levels, and belly fat -- that increases risk of heart disease and diabetes. Diet, exercise, and medications improve it.

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Hard Exercise Curbs Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome, which makes diabetes and heart disease more likely, may be curbed by aerobic interval training, a Norwegian study shows.
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