Certain lifestyle habits may develop metabolic syndrome: Study

Nov 22, 2021

New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study has found that certain lifestyle habits play a significant role in the possibility of developing metabolic syndrome. The study has been published in the 'Preventive Medicine Journal'. The researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that the level of risk that lifestyle factors confer for metabolic syndrome tends to be higher in non-obese than obese individuals in Japan. Metabolic syndrome is a complex of abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. People with metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes than people who do not have these traits. A lack of regular exercise was linked to metabolic syndrome in obese, but not in non-obese individuals. Metabolic syndrome can occur even in non-obese individuals who have similar lifestyle habits to obese individuals.