Metabolic syndrome–a thick waist, borderline blood pressure or diabetes, and a low protective HDL level, plus overweight–is estimated to affect 50 million U.S. adults….but kids? In the E.U.? Task Force on Metabolic Syndrome report shows that insulin resistance, another name for this syndrome, affects 15% of Europeans. Go to www.drjohnlapuma.com to learn more about glycemic index and glycemic load: two keys to metabolic syndrome.