What is metabolic syndrome x?

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A group of metabolic disorders that results from insulin resistance.

> Insulin resistance (the primary disorder)
> Hypertension
> Clotting disorders
> Low HDL, high LDL
> High triglycerides

There are probably lots of websites you can look at to learn more about it.

Here is another website to look at:
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholest...

I found it interesting to read that it has to do with insulin resistance. Per the website, characteristics include:
The characteristic disorders present in metabolic syndrome X include:

insulin resistance
hypertension
abnormalities of blood clotting
low HDL and high LDL cholesterol levels
high triglyceride levels

The most common being the insulin resistance. Ways to avoid it seem to be to try and stay fit and stay away from high glucose foods, etc.

Hope that helps!

The Metabolic Syndrome X was the original name that was given to the condition which is now known simply as the Metabolic Syndrome. The "X" was dropped because of confusion it created with another condition called the Cardiac Syndrome X which is a condition of angina that some women experience. These two syndromes are not related. Metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that includes: abdominal obesity, a decreased ability to process glucose (insulin resistance), dyslipidemia (unhealthy lipid levels), and hypertension. Patients who have this syndrome have been shown to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is a common condition that goes by many names (dysmetabolic syndrome, syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, obesity syndrome, and Reaven鈥檚 syndrome), but few outside the medical community have heard of it. Most patients have been educated about the importance of checking their cholesterol levels, watching for signs of diabetes, having their blood pressure monitored, and exercising 鈥?but there has been little to tie all of these factors together except pursuit of a "healthier lifestyle."
I add a link with details of this subject

http://www.americanheart.org/
presenter.jhtml?identifier=4756

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