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Metabolic syndrome is a group of medical problems:
 
✅ too much belly fat
✅ high blood pressure
✅ high triglycerides
✅ low HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol)
✅ high blood sugar
 
Being overweight is the main reason that people get metabolic syndrome because excess weight causes insulin resistance. Insulin resistance happens when the body doesn’t respond properly to insulin, making it harder for glucose to enter the cells.
 
Carrying excess fat in the body also creates a state of chronic inflammation, and insulin resistance and inflammation add to the problems linked to metabolic syndrome.