Metabolic Syndrome

NAFLD – When the Liver Gets Inflamed

October 29, 2021 by Elen Duarte - Reading Time: 8 minutes

Bill is 58 years old, obese, but feels perfectly healthy. During a routine check-up, Bill got the news that he has fat in the liver. However, Bill has no symptoms beyond his already known obesity, and does not feel pain or discomfort. Bill is worried because the doctor says it is a fatty liver, which […]

The Metabolic Syndrome

January 15, 2021 by Esther Neumann - Reading Time: 6 minutes

Obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and increased triglycerides with simultaneously decreased HDL are the precursors of a heart attack. In the US, one third of the adult population suffer from metabolic syndrome, and in women at the age of 70 and over, the prevalence rises to about 60%. Even in the so-called developing […]