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Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors: high blood
pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels, and
excess fat in the abdomen. Having these risk factors drastically
raises your risk of diabetes, and blood vessel and heart
disease. Experts say you can prevent metabolic syndrome in the
same way you would treat it. You need to make sensible changes
to your lifestyle. You should: Exercise. Start slowly. The
American Heart Association recommends, if possible, that you...
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Some of these risk factors you can control. Others are outside
your control. But if you understand the entire range of risk
factors, you can better protect your health. You may have a
higher risk of metabolic syndrome if:    • You are older. It's
more common as people age. The risk