1.Metabolic syndrome is
increasing but often goes
unrecognised.
2.Measuring insulin resistance is
unnecessary – measuring waist
circumference is simpler and
more important.
3.Ethnicity needs to be
considered when cut-off points
for waist measurement are used
to screen for patients at risk of
metabolic syndrome.
4.Risk factors for metabolic
syndrome often cluster together,
and the increase in risk is
multiplied rather than added.
5.Modest weight loss (5kg) and/or
increased physical exercise
reduce the risk of developing
diabetes in patients with metabolic syndrome.
increasing but often goes
unrecognised.
2.Measuring insulin resistance is
unnecessary – measuring waist
circumference is simpler and
more important.
3.Ethnicity needs to be
considered when cut-off points
for waist measurement are used
to screen for patients at risk of
metabolic syndrome.
4.Risk factors for metabolic
syndrome often cluster together,
and the increase in risk is
multiplied rather than added.
5.Modest weight loss (5kg) and/or
increased physical exercise
reduce the risk of developing
diabetes in patients with metabolic syndrome.
