Agreeing to disagree? ADA and AHA issue joint statement on MetS/cardiometabolic risk

A call to action released by the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association goes to the center of a debate over the term "metabolic syndrome." Although opinions diverge over whether the whole is greater than the sum of its parts — whether multiple risk factors are additive or synergistic — the two groups emphasize their united commitment to reducing heart disease, stroke, and new-onset diabetes. The joint statement encourages clinicians to treat individual risk factors regardless of whether they appear as part of a cluster or syndrome, focusing on lifestyle modification as well as pharmacologic therapy.

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