Medical and Health Sciences | Article | Published 2019
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is considered the risk for the development of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and consisted of several components such as abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, impairment of the glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. This article summarizes the treatment strategies of the metabolic syndrome from the lifestyle modification to the medication therapy. Early detection and start of the interventions will allow reduction of the development of the T2DM and CVD.