Medical Care Risk investigations are focused on (preventing) the metabolic syndrome. The risk of developing heart disease is approximately 16 times greater if there is the metabolic syndrome.

The metabolic syndrome is a combination of four common conditions:

1. High blood pressure
2. Diabetes
3. Elevated cholesterol
4. Overweight
We also see a fifth derogation:
5. Increased protein excretion in the urine.

We speak of the metabolic syndrome if at least three of these conditions are shown.

In the Western population, this condition often accompanied by a marked increase in absolute terms, consistent with the huge increase in obesity in our population, also hereditary characteristics also play a role.
In relative terms there was also an increase in the number of people who developed the metabolic syndrome, this is the increase in the next age overweight important factor.

We now know that metabolic syndrome is the major cause of premature development of atherosclerosis ( “hardening of the arteries”).

The risk of getting this to heart and vascular disease compared with those not suffering from the metabolic syndrome approximately 16 fold.

We shall also include a strong family component, such as heart disease often occurring below the age of 60 years and the incidence of brain diseases such as stroke.

By early to detect symptoms that could fit the metabolic syndrome and therefore have to start treating, the outlook for people with this condition much better than when only intervene if there are already complaints have arisen.

It is a fact that this form of prevention for any one of the greatest importance.