metabolic syndrome

noun

1. Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

metabolic syndrome

noun

1. a condition associated with obesity including symptoms such as glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and raised blood pressure, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Word History and Origins

Origin of metabolic syndrome¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Nutritional deficiencies for the mother during pregnancy can increase the baby's risk of clinical obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

From Salon

Previous studies have already shown a link between individual exposure to some of these compounds during the prenatal phase and some of the factors that make up the metabolic syndrome, particularly obesity and blood pressure.

From Science Daily

This yielded data on waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin levels, which were aggregated to obtain a risk index for metabolic syndrome.

From Science Daily

"Our results suggest that exposure to widespread mixtures of endocrine disruptors during pregnancy may be associated with adverse metabolic health in both boys and girls. This association may contribute to the current increase in the prevalence of lifetime metabolic syndrome, which currently affects 1/4 of the adult population, with upward trends evident even among young people," concludes Martine Vrijheid, co-director of ISGlobal's Environment and Health over the Lifespan programme and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily

The authors say that future studies should examine the effects of TAS1R2-TAS1R3 stimulation and inhibition in people who are at risk for metabolic syndrome to determine the therapeutic potential of manipulating TAS1R2-TAS1R3 for better metabolic control instead of worse.

From Science Daily