The metabolic syndrome is a group of factors that can potentially contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (disease of the heart and blood vessels), type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease and stroke. The components of the metabolic syndrome include abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol levels, and impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes.
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