Healthy Heart Tip of the Week: Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that increase your likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. If you have three of these four factors you may be at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease: Hypertension (high blood pressure), high triglycerides, low HDL (or good) cholesterol, and being over weight or obese. Any one of these components alone can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, but when they occur in combination they amplify your risk significantly. If you suffer from any of the risk factors listed above, consider changing your lifestyle (exercising more, making healthy food choices, reducing stress in your life, etc.) and you can delay or even prevent your chances of developing serious heart problems.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:01 +0000
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