Metabolic Syndrome

We learned about this at work last week. First time I had ever heard of it.

If you have 3-5 of the 5 of these risk factors below you may have Metabolic Syndrome. If you have Metabolic Syndrome you have an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. It's estimated 25% of the US population has it.

Here are the 5 risk factors:

For women, if your waist measures more than 35 inches; for men more than 40 inches

Blood Pressure of 130/85 or more

Fasting Blood Glucose > 100

Triclycerides > 150

HDL (good cholesterol) for women < 50 and for men < 40