More Evidence Against Concept of "Metabolic Syndrome"

Another shelf-life expired?

Patients with metabolic syndrome are no more at risk of future MI than those with diabetes or hypertension alone, a new study suggests.

The study, published in the...Journal of the American College of Cardiology, was conducted by a group led by Dr Andrew Mente (McMaster University, Hamilton, ON).

Mente commented to heartwire : "Our study examined whether we need to look at metabolic syndrome as a distinct entity or whether we should instead be focusing on the individual risk factors, and we found that the individual risk-factor approach is probably best. The results strongly suggest that we should be treating the individual risk factors rather than metabolic syndrome."

"Risk factors" like obesity, fatso.

And how many times have we heard about metabolic syndrome and the evils associated with it?

Still think they have any idea what they are talking about?