Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders. Metabolic syndrome and obesity increase the risks of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Obesity and metabolic syndrome affects one in five people, and some studies estimate the prevalence in the United States to be up to 25% of the population. Studies have shown that in obesity, metabolic syndrome is due to the body’s attempt to protect organs from excess fat (Mediligence.com, 2012).

Some of the risk factors of metabolic syndrome include:

Stress – research indicates that prolonged stress may be an underlying cause of metabolic syndrome obesity. This occurs because stress upsets the body’s hormonal imbalance.

Overweight and obesity – in metabolic syndrome, obesity is a key feature of the syndrome. There seems to be a strong relationship between waist circumference and metabolic syndrome, but some patients of normal weight also become insulin-resistant and have the syndrome.

Sedentary lifestyle – many of …