Definition of "metabolic syndrome" []

• A combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. (noun)

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• "Other benefits include reducing insulin resistance and the risk of metabolic syndrome more on that in chapter 5, preventing gallstones, and even lowering the risk of colon cancer."
• "Interestingly, white starches are particularly associated with belly fat—a feature of metabolic syndrome and correlated with heart disease."