Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity

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The study was published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The exact cause of metabolic syndrome, which affects about 50 million Americans, is unknown, but lack of exercise and obesity have been tagged as the primary underlying contributors to the development of the condition, according to background information in the study.

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The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about metabolic syndrome.

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