When conditions such as obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and hypertension cluster together, it is referred to as metabolic syndrome.
Individually, each of these conditions increases the risk of other problems, including coronary heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
However, when they arrive together, that risk is amplified.
People with metabolic syndrome also tend to have higher levels of triglyceride in their blood, which can eventually clog up arteries in a condition known as atherosclerosis.
