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About 15 years ago, scientists from medical schools at several universities began to notice an unusual group of health problems occurring together: hypertension, high cholesterol, high fat content in the blood, diabetes, and an unusual collection of fat around the waist (instead of being equally distributed over the body). This cluster of medical problems is known today as metabolic syndrome. Data suggests that more than

•25 percent of the U.S. population has metabolic syndrome.

•80 to 90 percent of us will suffer from Metabolic syndrome by the year 2030.

Very few complications of the Metabolic Syndrome can be detected before it’s too late. The first is often a heart attack or a stroke; other individuals will find out during a routine health evaluation that they have developed diabetes or hypertension. Although metabolic syndrome may be caused by both genetic and environmental factors, its basic formulation is simple: too much food in and too little energy expended. Consequently, similar to treatments for hypertension, diabetes, or high cholesterol, the first step for anyone needing to lose weight is to change their lifestyle.

Metabolic syndrome presents a fourfold increase in the risk of dying from heart disease the next ten years, and a tenfold increase in the risk of developing diabetes!

The following table shows you several of the many sets of criteria for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Having three out of the seven criteria is sufficient to establish that you have the condition.

If You Have 3/7 Criteria You Have Metabolic Syndrome

1.Waist greater than 35 inches in females, 40 inches in males

2.BMI greater than 30

3.Low Good Cholesterol(HDL) less than 45

4.High Bad Cholesterol (LDL) greater than 130

5.Fasting blood sugar greater than 100

6.Fasting triglycerides greater than 150

The good news in all of this gloom, is that if you lose as little as 10% of your body weight, there is a significant improvement in blood pressure, cholesterol and even in blood sugar if you are diabetic. Anyone with just a little effort can lose that amount of weight. On the HCG plan it’s even easier!

In this book, we will look beyond simple clichés in order to solve the real problem: How to successfully lose weight without driving yourself and everybody around you crazy and how to live a healthy lifestyle that really suits you personally that combines pleasure and health. You will learn that the new HCG diet protocol will ultimately lead you to a life without the need for a diet ever again!