Metabolic Syndrome

Overview and management of cluster of cardiovascular risk factors.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
EndocrinologyCardiologyGeneral Practice

Clinical Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity (includes metabolic syndrome)
National
Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines: Definition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes, Prediabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
National
EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
National
Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome: A Joint Interim Statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity
National
Metabolic syndrome—a new world‐wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation
National
2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Local
A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation: The IDF Consensus Worldwide Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome
Local
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Metabolic syndrome using National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria
Local
ATP III Guidelines At-A-Glance Quick Desk Reference
Local
Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome: An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement
Local
EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Local
Metabolic Risk Guideline Resources | Endocrine Society
Local
Metabolic syndrome--a new world-wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation
Local