The frequency of metabolic syndrome

📘 The metabolic syndrome (MS), also known as syndrome X, was described in 1988 as a special pathological entity among the metabolic diseases by Gerald Raven. By its very existence it drew the attention of numerous researches all over the world. The large interest that this mysterious named entity has caused can be understood by the influence of its components that are the leading diseases of the modern civilization, such as the disorder in the glucose metabolism, fats, hypertension and the increased development of cardiovascular diseases because of increased process of atherosclerosis.