Metabolic Syndrome

Since I've mentioned it a couple of times now I'll expand a little with what I have found. The definition of Metabolic Syndrome is: the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that include abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and blood glucose levels, and elevated blood pressure. Here is the full article from the NY Times.

Here is a portion of an article I found on SparkPeople.com about Metabolic Syndrome and diet soda:

A "Western" diet heavy in meat, fried foods and refined grains puts people at higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, the collection of risk factors for heart problems, stroke and type 2 diabetes, a new study found. The findings confirmed previous research with one interesting twist: Drinking diet soda won't change the health-risk equation (surprisingly, it ups the risk, too), although consuming more dairy might protect you.

Here is the full link to the article on SparkPeople.

Interesting read.