title: Metabolic syndrome: what's in a name?
abstract: The term "metabolic syndrome" has recently become en vogue. But is the definition realistic, or helpful? This paper looks at the current definitions of metabolic syndrome and the bearing it has on clinicians both now and in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53714, USA. dpw@medicine.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Deborah P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wubben
authors.forename: Alexandra K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014944:World Health Organization