Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that may increase your risk of health conditions, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke.
These risk factors include:
- High blood pressure
- High fasting blood sugar
- High triglyceride levels
- A large waistline
- Low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol
Macronutrients are the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy: in other words, fat, protein and carbohydrate.