📖 Overview of Obesity: Genetic Basis and Medical Consequences..

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors, including abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and elevated plasma glucose levels, that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Abdominal obesity is also one of five diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome. Recognizing that BMI is just one indicator of potential health risks associated with being overweight or obese.