“...some patients with advanced forms of the metabolic syndrome will require drug treatment to reduce risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.”

It's a topic of great interest to the medical field at the present time. The metabolic syndrome is increasingly common because of the rising prevalence of obesity and an increase in sedentary life habits worldwide.

The article is a synthesis of current knowledge of the problem of the metabolic syndrome. It also offers a strategy for management of the condition.

  Could you summarize the significance of your paper in layman's terms?

Obesity is becoming increasingly common. The major medical consequences of obesity are cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The metabolic syndrome is a way to identify persons who are most likely to develop these two conditions.

Primary management involves a combination of weight control and increased physical activity. However, some patients with advanced forms of the metabolic syndrome will also require drug treatment in order to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Obesity has its origins in social factors. It results from changes in the availability of foods and the changing life habits associated with the urbanization of the population. The metabolic syndrome is the inevitable result of these changes.