Metabolic Syndrome= Syndrome X
The major causes of morbidity in today's work environment are related to life style choice made by employees. This leads to the following results:
- High utilitzation of health care resources
- Suboptimal performance on the job
The causes of these life style related changes are many, but relate mainly to
- HIgh fatty diets and intake of high percentages of saturated fats
- Poor exercise patterns or no exercise "couch potato" syndromes
The above combination of behaviors leads to:
- A high degree of inflammation in the body
- Peripheral vascular disease and stroke
- Arthritic and inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions, ie Fibromyalgia
- Inflammatory diseases of many kinds- Crohn's and Inflammatory bowel disease
Several risk factors makes these events more common:
- Poor nutriton- HIgh cholesterol and lipids
- Bad genes= genetic factors
The above are all related and encompassed by a term called the Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X.