El síndrome metabólico, una epidemia silente

the present article makes reference to definition, pathogeny, diagnosis and treatment of metabolic syndrome, one of the main risk factors of atherosclerosis, characterized by metabolic disturbances simultaneously and sequential way expressed in the same subject due to combination of genetic and environmental factors associated with an unhealthy lifestyle, in which the insulin-resistance is considered the essential pathogenic component. it is emphasized the need to intensify the carrying out of educational campaigns to population related to adoption of healthy lifestyle from primary care levels mainly in health, contributing to become aware of risk perception from early ages of life with a future repercussion on decrease of prevalence, morbidity and mortality and on the harmful complications caused by the metabolic syndrome.