Metabolic Syndrome Similar in Different Age Groups

A new study found out how metabolic risk factors cluster similarly in children and adults. Furthermore, in adults, the clustering of these riskfactors increases the risk of premature death caused by type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarctionand cardiovascular diseases. The results indicate that lifestyle interventions aiming at theprevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases should be invested in already inchildhood. The results of the study were recently published ...