The risk factors associated with a greater likelihood of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke are large waist circumference, high blood pressure, high levels of triglycerides, low amounts of HDL ("good" cholesterol), and high blood sugar. Having three out of five of these factors gets you a "MetS diagnosis" - metabolic syndrome. But you can change that just by walking.
In a recent Duke University Medical Center study, 41% of participants were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (MetS) before walking for 30 minutes six days a week. After eight months of walking on this schedule - without making any dietary changes - only 27% still met the criteria for MetS.
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