Metabolic syndrome has been considered as among the fastest growing public health problems around the world. Scientists have found that this is one of the major seminal causes for the development of ‘type 2 diabetes’, and other types of cardiovascular diseases. Various cardiovascular factors assemble to form a cluster including indulines resistance, central obesity, hypertension, and atherogenic dyslipidemia in order to be clubbed as “Metabolic Syndrome”.

Dr. James R. Churilla and Dr. Robert F. Zoeller Jr. have recently accomplished a complete review of the relationship between physical activity and metabolic syndrome. According to them there are five different definitions of ‘metabolic syndrome’ that have been considered appropriate by the medical societies. But owing to its enhanced clinical utility and result orientations, most of the current researches are based on the concept of metabolic syndrome recognized by the ‘National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)’.

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