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Metabolic Syndrome and Stroke

April 12, 2011 by  
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Najarian RM, Sullivan LM, Kannel WB, Wilson PW, D’Agostino RB, Wolf PA.Metabolic Syndrome Compared With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk Factor for Stroke: The Framingham Offspring Study. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 9;166(1):106-111.

Researchers writing in the Archives of Internal Medicine say that preventing and controlling Metabolic Syndrome is likely to reduce risk of stroke.

From the abstract: “Metabolic syndrome has been recognized as a prediabetic constellation of symptoms and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.”

They concluded: “Metabolic syndrome is more prevalent than diabetes and a significant independent risk factor for stroke in people without diabetes. Prevention and control of (Metabolic Syndrome) and its components are likely to reduce stroke incidence.”

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Written by Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D.

Dr. Darrow is a world recognized specialist in many chronic disorders. He has been featured in national publications, and television and radio shows, for his innovative approach to medicine. As the medical director of the Darrow Wellness Institute in West Los Angeles, Dr. Darrow has helped create an age management program for those individuals interested in maintaining a youthful, healthy vigor for adults through “middle age” and well into the senior years.

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