Human Growth and Development / Unit 13 HGD 1838 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Weight, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
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The idea
About forty-four percent of US adults aged forty to fifty-nine have obesity; metabolic syndrome combines obesity and insulin resistance, raising heart-disease, stroke and diabetes risk.
In practice
Type two diabetes, chiefly insulin resistance, bringing risks of kidney failure, retinopathy and neuropathy.
Where people slip
BMI is weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared, and it is an imperfect measure alone.
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