And the excess weight has been linked to a range of chronic conditions, including asthma, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (a group of metabolic risk factors). (scientificamerican.com)
The term metabolic syndrome refers to a group of metabolic risk factors, described below. (hormone.org)
Over the past several decades, low - fat diets have been recommended to the public as a way to lose weight primarily because of their beneficial effects on metabolic risk factors. (KetoDietApp.com)