Tasnim Ahsan.
Metabolic syndrome: an overview.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;54(1):1-2.

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) has emerged as a leading public health problem worldwide. As researchers try to unravel the mystery of MetS, it appears that the terminology encompasses much more than what was initially thought and it seems that we are far from getting out of this maze in the near future. What started out as a disease complex of adiposity with hypertension, a predisposition to diabetes, dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), also has a prominent hepatic overtone and is a pro-inflammatory state.

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