Vitamin D ping - more info.
Metabolic syndrome has become highly prevalent in the United States with the obesity epidemic. The syndrome is characterized by having at least three of the following risk factors: a large waistline, a high blood-triglyceride level, a low-blood level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, high-blood pressure and high-fasting blood sugar. These factors indicate disturbances in the body's metabolism, conferring at least a five-fold increased risk of developing diabetes and doubling the risk for developing cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke.
On paper I am healthy..good B/P, excellent cholesterol ..low bad , high good.. not diabetic or pre diabetic.. now on the waist..well lets say it is smaller than my bust and hips.. but I am not a tiny woman :)
But I have very low D and high potassium ... as well as hypothyroidism ... until my last blood work I thought I was doing well..LOL