An eye-opening new study found almost 35 percent of all U.S. adults, and 50 percent of the elderly, suffer from metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes, that can be fatal, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported. The recent analysis of metabolic syndrome trends in the U.S. could help policy makers understand its prevalence and work to fight it.