Magnesium and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome

The cardiometabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic factors that increase an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The metabolic risk factors that cluster in the syndrome include insulin resistance, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance, central obesity, and dyslipidemia. Other abnormalities, such as chronic proinflammatory and prothrombotic states and oxidative stress, have been added to the...