There are three commonalities to all the diseases that we call metabolic syndrome: 1) despite all efforts, these diseases are all increasing in incidence, prevalence, and severity at a faster rate than obesity; 2) they’re all exacerbated by obesity, although not specifically caused by it; and 3) while there are drugs to treat the symptoms of each one (including obesity), there are no drugs to either treat, cure, or prevent the diseases themselves.
