Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of interrelated cardiometabolic risk factors, typically defined by the co-occurrence of central or abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose or insulin resistance, raised blood pressure, high triglycerides, and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The presence of several…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 24× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2572-5424 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of interrelated cardiometabolic risk factors, typically defined by the co-occurrence of central or abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose or insulin resistance, raised blood pressure, high triglycerides, and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The presence of several of these components together substantially increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and stroke beyond that conferred by any single factor. Its pathophysiology centers on insulin resistance and adipose-tissue dysfunction, which promote dyslipidemia, chronic low-grade inflammation, and endothelial impairment, with familial and genetic contributions such as combined hyperlipidemia. Because the syndrome is driven largely by modifiable factors, management emphasizes lifestyle modification, including dietary change, weight reduction, and physical activity, alongside targeted treatment of individual components. Themes in the associated literature include the molecular and metabolic pathogenesis of familial combined hyperlipidemia, the prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in occupational and psychiatric populations, the influence of antipsychotic and antidepressant medication on metabolic risk, the role of antioxidant micronutrients in management, anthropometric prediction of metabolic risk in adolescents, and dietary interventions affecting postprandial lipemia and glycemia. Related work addresses adipose physiology, insulin resistance, and the nutritional modulation of metabolic disease. This journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of metabolic syndrome and its constituent disorders.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Glycomics And Metabolism (ISSN 2572-5424).

Journal editorial board
Bassam Elgamoudi · Australia Carola Parolin · Italy Giuseppe Maurizio Campo · Italy

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